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Chapter VII
A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting. Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind. One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts. She knew them only through him. They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.”
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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 A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
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From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
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From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
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From this reading She knew them only through him.
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From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
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From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
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From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
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From this reading She knew them only through him.
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From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She knew them only through him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
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From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A BIG IDEA They had been driving the cows home during this learned exposition on scouting.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
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From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two things were now perfectly clear to Pepsy’s simple mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a race of wonder-workers away off in the surging metropolis of Bridgeboro.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One, that she would be loyal at any cost, loyal to her new friend, and through him to all the scouts.
