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Chapter XV
"Silence, sir," said the Doctor. "You shall be heard afterwards. Go on, Dicksee." "Yes, sir, please, sir. So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Silence, sir," said the Doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"You shall be heard afterwards.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"Silence, sir," said the Doctor.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."”
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From this reading "You shall be heard afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You shall be heard afterwards.
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading Go on, Dicksee."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Silence, sir," said the Doctor.
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading Go on, Dicksee."
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From this reading "You shall be heard afterwards.
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on, Dicksee."
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading "Yes, sir, please, sir.
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading "Silence, sir," said the Doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall be heard afterwards.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Silence, sir," said the Doctor.
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From this reading "Silence, sir," said the Doctor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Silence, sir," said the Doctor.
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I hid under the straw, and then I saw Burr junior come up into the loft, and look round, and out of the window, and everywhere but in the straw."
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From this reading "Yes, sir, please, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall be heard afterwards.
