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Chapter I
Author of “The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview,” “The Rival Bicyclists,” “Gun and Sled,” etc., etc. CHICAGO: _M. A. Donohue_ & Co. “Land sakes alive, Daniel, look at that boy!” “Where is he, Marthy?” “Up there on the old apple tree a-hangin’ down by his toes!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Up there on the old apple tree a-hangin’ down by his toes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Land sakes alive, Daniel, look at that boy!””
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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 CHICAGO: _M. A. Donohue_ & Co.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up there on the old apple tree a-hangin’ down by his toes!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Land sakes alive, Daniel, look at that boy!”
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading CHICAGO: _M. A. Donohue_ & Co.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Up there on the old apple tree a-hangin’ down by his toes!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading CHICAGO: _M. A. Donohue_ & Co.
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From this reading “Where is he, Marthy?”
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at the place that
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