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Chapter II
"Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger. "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all." "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan. "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger. "I tol' you!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.”
later than; following
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
later than; following
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
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From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
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From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tol' you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
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From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
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From this reading "I tol' you!
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From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
