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Chapter XVII
THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST. He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf. Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it. “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you! You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?”
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From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
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From this reading THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST.
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From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
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From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST.
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From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
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From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
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From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
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From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
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From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
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From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
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From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
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From this reading Tommy sprang from his lair and snatched at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BABY HAS HER BREAKFAST.
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From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
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From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
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From this reading He waked Tommy, and showed him the loaf.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would eat it all; and if I died of hunger, what would become of baby, left alone with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, Tommy,” said Clare, drawing back, “I can’t trust you!
