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Chapter VIII
MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man. There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking. "Oh ho! So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo. "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you don't need to be, little chap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you don't need to be, little chap.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you don't need to be, little chap.”
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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 MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
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From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
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From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
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From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
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From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
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From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
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From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
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From this reading "Oh ho!
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From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
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From this reading "Oh ho!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you don't need to be, little chap.
which person or people
From this reading There Mappo sat, shivering, and looking down at the dog who kept on barking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MAPPO AND HIS TRICKS Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him, and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the shoulder of the circus man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you're afraid, are you?" asked the man, as he put up his hand and patted Mappo.
