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Chapter XXIII
THE PIC-NIC PARTY. The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake. Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered. It was early in September, and the day was fixed. Quite a party was going.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PIC-NIC PARTY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite a party was going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.”
during the time that
From this reading “Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.”
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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 Quite a party was going.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading It was early in September, and the day was fixed.
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From this reading It was early in September, and the day was fixed.
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From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
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From this reading It was early in September, and the day was fixed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Quite a party was going.
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From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was early in September, and the day was fixed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PIC-NIC PARTY.
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From this reading THE PIC-NIC PARTY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite a party was going.
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From this reading It was early in September, and the day was fixed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIC-NIC PARTY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing on hand now was the expedition to Silver Lake.
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From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
during the time that
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's foot and ankle were getting sufficient strength to bear all the work that need be asked of them; and it was best to go while the hot weather still lingered.
