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Chapter XXXI
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for. Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens. “It’s a monolopy—I mean a monopoly! We’ve got a monopoly! Where’s everybody?
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.”
every person
From this reading “Where’s everybody?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.”
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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 Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
every person
From this reading Where’s everybody?
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading We’ve got a monopoly!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
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From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s a monolopy—I mean a monopoly!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
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From this reading “It’s a monolopy—I mean a monopoly!
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From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a monolopy—I mean a monopoly!
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading “It’s a monolopy—I mean a monopoly!
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From this reading “It’s a monolopy—I mean a monopoly!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
above and across; more than
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Along the road and over the stone wall and straight across the bed of tiger-lilies sped Pee-wee, using his own particular mode of scout pace, patent not applied for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got a monopoly!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across the side porch and into the kitchen he went, pell-mell, shouting in a voice to crack the heavens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s everybody?
