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Chapter IX
Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around. Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed. The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes. "I guess the joke is on me," he said. It was Horace Jardin!
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
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From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
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From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes.
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From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess the joke is on me," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes.
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From this reading It was Horace Jardin!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess the joke is on me," he said.
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From this reading The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I guess the joke is on me," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
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From this reading It was Horace Jardin!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess the joke is on me," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I guess the joke is on me," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
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From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess the joke is on me," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank, laughing, too, carefully shoved back the bed.
up to a particular time
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The intruder sat up, rubbing his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Horace Jardin!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Setting the flash so it would not go out, Bill laid it down on the floor, cried "Oh, you robber!" and beginning to laugh continued until he had to lie on the floor and roll around.
