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Chapter VI
FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister. "We've got to get him out! We've got to save Roly-Poly!" Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen. "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “We've got to save Roly-Poly!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
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From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
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From this reading "We've got to get him out!
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From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading "We've got to get him out!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
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From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We've got to get him out!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
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From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
not any; not one
From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
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From this reading "We've got to get him out!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
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From this reading We've got to save Roly-Poly!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
except for; apart from
From this reading We've got to save Roly-Poly!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
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From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FISHING THROUGH THE ICE "Come on, Mab," cried Hal, to his sister.
in the direction of
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
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From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wait--don't go," said Mr. Blake quickly, but there was no need.
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From this reading "We've got to get him out!
in or at the place that
From this reading Letting go his father's hand, Hal started to skate toward the place where the little poodle dog had last been seen.
