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Chapter III
Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him." But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed. "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'" My blood seemed to freeze. I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My blood seemed to freeze.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My blood seemed to freeze.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My blood seemed to freeze.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
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From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading My blood seemed to freeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My blood seemed to freeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
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From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
