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Chapter VIII
“I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!” On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast. “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down. “The wind carries it so, I suppose.” “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.”
later than; following
From this reading “On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The wind carries it so, I suppose.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
later than; following
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
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From this reading “The wind carries it so, I suppose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!”
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From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!”
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
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From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!”
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
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From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
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From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The wind carries it so, I suppose.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The wind carries it so, I suppose.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
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From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning Harry came home as usual, and, as usual, went to bed after his breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I DO WISH HE WOULD COME!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wouldn’t care about the heat if it were not for the wind,” he said to his wife, as he threw himself down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; and it comes from just the wrong side--from the northwest.
