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AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC. PREFACE. "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden." I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence. One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.”
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.”
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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 looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
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From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
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From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
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From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD," "CUDJO'S CAVE," "LUCY ARLYN," ETC., ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
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From this reading PREFACE.
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From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
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From this reading I looked out upon half a dozen merry urchins scaling the garden fence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
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From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
in the company of; together with
From this reading One had already jumped down into a blackberry-bush, which filled him with disgust and prickles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go through the gate, children," said my aunt, "if you wish to see the garden."
