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Chapter VIII
THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway. "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation. "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie. "Wonder what it'll be." As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.”
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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 As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
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From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Wonder what it'll be."
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From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
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From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
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From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
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From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
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From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
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From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wonder what it'll be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
not any; not one
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
above and across; more than
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
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From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Wonder what it'll be."
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From this reading "That means something to eat," whispered Herbie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the boys entered the dining room they started with surprise, for there, hanging over the table, was the huge grinning face of a jack-o-lantern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wonder what it'll be."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WONDERFUL PIE Mother Brown now appeared in the doorway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you come into the dining room?" she requested, and the boys lost no time in accepting the invitation.
