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Chapter XIII
CUNJEE v. MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long. M. FORREST. There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution." Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.”
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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 MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading CUNJEE v.
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading M. FORREST.
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
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From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading M. FORREST.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
To recall to mind.
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
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From this reading CUNJEE v.
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From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There was no doubt whatever that the heat was, as Jim had prophesied, "a caution."
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From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty little Mrs. Anderson, walking down to the cricket ground at Cunjee, between Jim and Cecil, inwardly wondered what had made her come out of her cool, shaded house to encounter so scorching a sun--with nothing ahead but a bush cricket match.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MULGOA I remember What it was to be young, and glad, and strong, By a creek that rippled the whole day long.
