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Chapter XII
WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side. "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?" "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way. (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.) "I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.”
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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 WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
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From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
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From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
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From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
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From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
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From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
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From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
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From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
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From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (I don't know what she's doing in this scene at all, but Roger Scurvilegs insists on it.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
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From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, then," she said, "have we got everything?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
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From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WATERCRESS SEEMS TO GO WITH THE EARS Wiggs gave a parting pat to the tablecloth and stood looking at it with her head on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What about sardines?" said Woggs in her common way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't think a _Prince_ would like _sardines_," said Wiggs.
