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Chapter XIV
THE YOUNG AUCTIONEER. "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there. "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time. I would rather plunge in head first." "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would rather plunge in head first."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would rather plunge in head first."”
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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 feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
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From this reading THE YOUNG AUCTIONEER.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would rather plunge in head first."
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From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading I would rather plunge in head first."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
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From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
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From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would rather plunge in head first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would rather plunge in head first."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG AUCTIONEER.
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From this reading "Then here goes," cried Andy, catching up an accordion that stood close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like a cat in a strange garret!" exclaimed Matt, as he walked up and down behind the counter on a raised platform he and Andy had placed there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is like going into cold water an inch at a time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would rather plunge in head first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG AUCTIONEER.
