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Chapter XIII
WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard. We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone. But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased. "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis. "Isn't he _too_ sweet?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.”
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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 We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
the two together, not just one
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
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From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading "Isn't he _too_ sweet?
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From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
not any; not one
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
a person, without saying who
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading "Isn't he _too_ sweet?
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading "Isn't he _too_ sweet?
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
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From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But no--there he was, the beauty, and as soon as ever he saw us, out he came wagging his dear tail and looking as pleased as pleased.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had had a dreadful feeling that perhaps somebody would have come to claim the dog, and that we should find him gone.
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From this reading WE got up very early indeed the next morning, and of course we both rushed straight to the yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you see how he knows us already, Archie?" said Persis.
