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Chapter VII
"Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker. This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common. The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park. Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal. "You in the wood, my baby!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
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From this reading Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal.
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From this reading Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal.
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From this reading "You in the wood, my baby!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You in the wood, my baby!
not any; not one
From this reading Lenny Fairfield made no answer to the appeal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tinker was in his Sunday's best, clean and smart, about to take his lounge in the park.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Kettles and frying-pans! what has us here?" cried the tinker.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This time Mr. Sprott was without his donkey; for it being Sunday, it is presumed that the donkey was enjoying his Sabbath on the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You in the wood, my baby!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You in the wood, my baby!
