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Chapter XXX
AN OYSTER SUPPER. "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go! Mother! what do you think? Guess, Charity! Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother! what do you think?”
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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 Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OYSTER SUPPER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
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From this reading Guess, Charity!
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mother! what do you think?
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From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guess, Charity!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother! what do you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN OYSTER SUPPER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN OYSTER SUPPER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother! what do you think?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn is going to take our Sunday school celebration on himself; he's going to do it; and we're to have, not a stupid Christmas tree, but Santa Claus and his sled; and he'll be Santa Claus!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mother! what do you think?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Madge, but softly--"Now it will go!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mother! what do you think?
