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Chapter XXVII
THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son. "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste." "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave. "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out." "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “"We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."”
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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 "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
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From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like the girls to know how lucky we have been the first day out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "We can't eat it, and it seems a shame to allow it to go to waste."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish we could send some to the ranch," said Dave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION "What are we to do with so much venison?" questioned the senator's son.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you wanted to stay here and camp for a day, I could take some of the game to the ranch," said Sid Todd.
