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Chapter XVI
Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming. The Angel was standing, waving her hat. He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them. The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper. Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Angel was standing, waving her hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.”
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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 Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
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From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
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From this reading Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
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From this reading The Angel was standing, waving her hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Angel was standing, waving her hat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
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From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
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From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
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From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
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From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Angel was standing, waving her hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Freckles leaned the wheel against a tree and took the proof with eager fingers.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Angel was standing, waving her hat.
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From this reading The Angel was standing, waving her hat.
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From this reading He sprang on his wheel and raced, jolting and pounding, down the corduroy to meet them.
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From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang From afar Freckles saw them coming.
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From this reading The Bird Woman stopped the horse and the Angel gave him the bit of print paper.
