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Chapter VIII
I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night. My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three. He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired. He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail. Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
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From this reading He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
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From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
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From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
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From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
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From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
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From this reading He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
not any; not one
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
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From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
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From this reading He looked like a country boy, rugged, red-cheeked, blue-eyed, sandy-haired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
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From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.
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From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
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From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
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From this reading He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail.
in or at the place that
From this reading I was taken downstairs and locked in a cell; I saw no more of the “bull pen” where I spent the night.
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From this reading Some one sang out, “Who’s the fresh fish, ‘Smiler’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My cellmate was a handsome, smiling young fellow about twenty-two or twenty-three.
