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Chapter XXIII
One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer. I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green. It was the greenest melon in the Mississippi Valley. Then I began to reflect. I began to be sorry.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I began to reflect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.”
during the time that
From this reading “One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.”
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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 One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
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From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I began to be sorry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I began to reflect.
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From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
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From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
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From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
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From this reading It was the greenest melon in the Mississippi Valley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the greenest melon in the Mississippi Valley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
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From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the greenest melon in the Mississippi Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the greenest melon in the Mississippi Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
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From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I began to reflect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I began to be sorry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
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From this reading Then I began to reflect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the greenest melon in the Mississippi Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
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From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
in or at the place that
From this reading I crawled off to a secluded spot, where I found that it was green.
during the time that
From this reading One night I stole—I mean I removed—a watermelon from a wagon while the owner was attending to another customer.
