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A PEACE-OFFERING. "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak! Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'" Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems. This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.”
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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 A PEACE-OFFERING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'"
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From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
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From this reading "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak!
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
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From this reading "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak!
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From this reading "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
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From this reading "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
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From this reading A PEACE-OFFERING.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
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From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoted Brother Copas from one of his favourite poems.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Fee, faw, fum! bubble and squeak!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blessedest Thursday's the fat of the week!'"
in or at the place that
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was in the kitchen, three days later, and he made one of the crowd edging, pushing, pressing, each with plate in hand, around the great table where the joints stood ready to be carved and distributed.
