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Chapter XV
SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper. "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any." "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap. "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around." "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
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later than; following
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."”
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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 SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
later than; following
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
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From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
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From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
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From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
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From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
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From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
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From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
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From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
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From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he put on the skates, he must have taken to the lake," answered Snap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somebody ought to stay at camp and watch things," said Shep.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We went after those deer, but we didn't get any."
in or at the place that
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Anyway, I don't think it will hurt to look around."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CHASE "It is easy enough to say go after the tramp, but where are you going to find him?" said Whopper.
