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Chapter V
"Papa, papa! oh, come quickly! There's some one drowning in the lake. And oh! I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring. He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There's some one drowning in the lake.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.”
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And oh!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
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From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
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From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
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From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
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From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
at the time that
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
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From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
