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Chapter IX
THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS. The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep. When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves. At which they all exclaimed,-- "Lettuce! O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.”
during the time that
From this reading “When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.”
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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 The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading At which they all exclaimed,-- "Lettuce!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At which they all exclaimed,-- "Lettuce!
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
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From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
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From this reading At which they all exclaimed,-- "Lettuce!
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From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
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From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
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From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O lettuce Let us, O let us, O lettuce-leaves, O let us leave this tree, and eat Lettuce, O let us, lettuce-leaves!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
at the time that
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The seven young Guinea Pigs went into a garden full of goose-berry-bushes and tiggory-trees, under one of which they fell asleep.
during the time that
From this reading When they awoke, they saw a large lettuce, which had grown out of the ground while they had been sleeping, and which had an immense number of green leaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG GUINEA PIGS.
