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Chapter X
THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned! It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs. "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave. He jumped to the window, and gazed out. The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.”
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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 "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He jumped to the window, and gazed out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
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From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
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From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
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From this reading He jumped to the window, and gazed out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
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From this reading He jumped to the window, and gazed out.
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
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From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
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From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
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From this reading The big flakes swirled against the pane at the end of his nose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading THE TROUBLE AT BREEDE'S HILL "Ned--oh, Ned!
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From this reading It's snowing!" called Mr. Miller, up the stairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Bully!" called back Ned, bouncing out of that bed which only a moment before he had been loth to leave.
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From this reading He jumped to the window, and gazed out.
