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Chapter VI
THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence. The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear. With one willing collaborator he could do anything. There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores. Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.”
any thing at all
From this reading “With one willing collaborator he could do anything.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “With one willing collaborator he could do anything.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “With one willing collaborator he could do anything.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
any thing at all
From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
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From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
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From this reading Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
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From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
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From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading Besides, Pee-wee liked Hope Stillmore; she was his pal....
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From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
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From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
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From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The realization that something was going to happen and that he was not going to be in it was hard for him to bear.
which person or people
From this reading There was no one else about the place but Simon Hasbrook, the farm boy, who was always busy with his chores.
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From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one willing collaborator he could do anything.
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From this reading THE WOODS TRAIL Pee-wee swallowed his disappointment, trudging sturdily along in silence.
