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Chapter XXII
LOOKING AHEAD. "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school. I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good. But that wont be until next fall. We'll keep her until then.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that wont be until next fall.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “But that wont be until next fall.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading LOOKING AHEAD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading But that wont be until next fall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading We'll keep her until then.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading LOOKING AHEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that wont be until next fall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading We'll keep her until then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
up to a particular time
From this reading But that wont be until next fall.
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From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have made up our minds," said Uncle Chipperton, that afternoon, "to go home and settle down, and let Corny go to school.
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From this reading We'll keep her until then.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hate to send her away from us, but it will be for her good.
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From this reading But that wont be until next fall.
