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Chapter VI
"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me. "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail. At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion." I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do. As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion."
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From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
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From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
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From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
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From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
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From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
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From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
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From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
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From this reading At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion."
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From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
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From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At laste, the Ridskins hold to that notion."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're mighty good ateing, barring the head and tail.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we paddled on, Uncle Mark asked Lily and Dora to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was, I confess, very thankful that we had not been compelled to eat the creatures; though I did not know what hunger might have induced me to do.
at the time that
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The day was, Masther Roger, when you and I would have been very happy to have fallen in with as many of those same snakes as we could have caught," observed Mike to me.
