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Chapter XVII
BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be. He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again. He felt the family expected him some time soon. Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs. They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt the family expected him some time soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt the family expected him some time soon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
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From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
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From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
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From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
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From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
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From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
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From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
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From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
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From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
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From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt the family expected him some time soon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was rather looking for the return of that nice lawyer again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had dropped Bi at the edge of the village and there were only Hutton and the driver who had brought them.
at the time that
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
which person or people
From this reading BOB had just finished feeding the chickens when the automobile drew up at the door, and he hurried around the house to see who it might be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps he would be to breakfast and mother would want some fresh eggs.
