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Chapter XXII
“I don’t know. But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house. We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.” Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther. “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.”
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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 But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
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From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
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From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
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From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
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From this reading “I don’t know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
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From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
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From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
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From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
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From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Satisfied on this point, Chupin, pushed his investigations farther.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
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From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
which person or people
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We shall be all right, then; and he will give us a deal of money and pretty dresses, and I shall have plenty of toys.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he’ll come some day, and take us away with him to a large house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And do you know this old gentleman who is with your mamma in the other room?”
