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Chapter XVIII
"Um--m! What do you call a reasonable show?" "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time." Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably. He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.”
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading “Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."”
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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 What do you call a reasonable show?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading What do you call a reasonable show?"
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading "Um--m!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
above and across; more than
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
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From this reading What do you call a reasonable show?"
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
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From this reading What do you call a reasonable show?"
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
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From this reading "Um--m!
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
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From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you call a reasonable show?"
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From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Butler looked at the huge stacks of wheat, which filled the yard, over which the chickens were fluttering and crawling, catching grasshoppers, and out of which the crickets were singing innumerably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, say a quarter down and three years' time."
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From this reading He smiled in a peculiar way as he said, "Oh, I won't be hard on yeh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you call a reasonable show?"
