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Chapter XII
A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse. And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house. The children were glad to come out. "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained. "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The children were glad to come out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.”
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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 GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children were glad to come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were glad to come out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children were glad to come out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The children were glad to come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And how much warmer it was outside; even if the sun did not shine, than it was in the ice house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We load the ice from here into freight cars," the man explained.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were glad to come out.
at the time that
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "See, the ice house is built in two parts, with a passage-way between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A GREAT SURPRISE "How do you get the ice out of this big house when you want it in the summer time?" asked Hal, as the foreman led them along the wooden platforms out of the big, cold storehouse.
