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Chapter VI
The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence. Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him. “Leave him alone,” he said. “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time. And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
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later than; following
From this reading ““I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Leave him alone,” he said.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.”
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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 “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
later than; following
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leave him alone,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
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From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
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From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
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From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
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From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
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From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
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From this reading “Leave him alone,” he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
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From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leave him alone,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
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From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
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From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
