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Chapter VI
"We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up." "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror. "That might be true, you know." "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing. "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That might be true, you know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"That might be true, you know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I say, what a chap you are to take fright!”
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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 "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That might be true, you know."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing.
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From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
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From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
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From this reading "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing.
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From this reading "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
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From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
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From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That might be true, you know."
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From this reading "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "That might be true, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
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From this reading "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That might be true, you know."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
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From this reading "That might be true, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
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From this reading "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shan't mind it if it hasn't tumbled in since we came, and shut us up."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I say, what a chap you are to take fright!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I say, don't!" cried Mike, with a look of horror.
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From this reading "Yes; but pigs might fly," cried Vince, laughing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That might be true, you know."
