Chapter I

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From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

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From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

the -ing form of “be”

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a youthful male person

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

plural of “chaser” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

the body of faculty and students of a college

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turn up, loosen, or remove earth

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate

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a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

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From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

where you live at a particular time

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

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From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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the month following June and preceding August

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

killed unlawfully

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

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From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

a child who has lost both parents

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

above and across; more than

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading ---------- Gee, My Ideas of an Orphan Home Got a Shock.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Gosh, But I Never Had Such an Excursion.

plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

how something is done or how it happens

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prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Becomes King over the Negroes—Pa Shows the Natives How to Dig Wells—Pa Teaches the Natives to become Soldiers—The Boy Uses a Dozen Nigger Chasers and Some Roman Candles—The Boy, His Pa and the Natives Assist at the 4th of July Celebration 258

at the time that

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