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Chapter VIII
DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again. It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had. “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns. Civilization is wearying. I pine for the virgin forest.”
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later than; following
From this reading “DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading ““Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.”
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From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
later than; following
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
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From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
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From this reading Civilization is wearying.
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From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
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From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
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From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
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From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pine for the virgin forest.”
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From this reading I pine for the virgin forest.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pine for the virgin forest.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Civilization is wearying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
above and across; more than
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I pine for the virgin forest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I pine for the virgin forest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DRIVEN TO COVER The next day after breakfast was over the _Slow Poke_ took up her journey again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Besides,” said Chub, “we want to get away from all these towns.
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From this reading Civilization is wearying.
in or at the place that
From this reading It had been decided that the proper thing to do was to get up the river to the neighborhood of Peekskill where, according to Roy, there was fishing to be had.
