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Chapter XXI
We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out. It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard. “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go. Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us. “Where’s Rock?” says Mark.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.”
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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 Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
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From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
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From this reading “Where’s Rock?” says Mark.
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From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunk and Tallow had quit hollerin’ fire, and in a minute along they plunged and came right in on top of us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading “A-arbor,” says Mark, and we made for that as tight as we could go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading “Where’s Rock?” says Mark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We heard Jethro and the Man With the Black Gloves dash up-stairs, and they hadn’t hit the top step before Mark and I began clearing away the door so we could get out.
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From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It didn’t take us long, you bet, and it didn’t take us long to open the outside door and get out into the yard.
