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Chapter VII
WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly. William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation. "I haven't. I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to. It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
any thing at all
From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
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From this reading "I haven't.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't.
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From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
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From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
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From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
