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Chapter XIII
THE AMBUSH. "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby. "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know." The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up. "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.”
for the reason that
From this reading “"Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.”
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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 "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
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From this reading THE AMBUSH.
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From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
any person at all
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
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From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
for the reason that
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
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From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
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From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
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From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
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From this reading "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby.
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From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
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From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby.
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From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
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From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
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From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
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From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMBUSH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
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From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it time, Elmer?" he asked, anxiously, as the other three joined him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
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From this reading "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The contestant representing the Hickory Ridge scouts was standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for them to come up.
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From this reading "I SEE him, Elmer," whispered Toby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Couldn't be anybody else," chuckled Nat, "because Lil Artha is as tall as a house, you know."
