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Chapter VII
ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard. There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian. "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him! I will not go any farther! Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"”
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From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
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From this reading I will not go any farther!
any thing at all
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
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From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
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From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
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From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
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From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
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From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will not go any farther!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will not go any farther!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
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From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
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From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
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From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
not any; not one
From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not go any farther!
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From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
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From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
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From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now that his master is gone," my hostess exclaimed, "I am afraid of him!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
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From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the bear, sitting calmly on his haunches, but there was no Italian.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not go any farther!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
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From this reading ORSO Mrs. Chester and I hurried back to the yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you imagine anything that can be done with that beast?"
