Chapter XI

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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

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

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

for the reason that

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

an occurrence of something

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

without stop or interruption

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

with excitement; in an excited manner

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

possessive form of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

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

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

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

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

make sense of; assign a meaning to

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

cut with a saw

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

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

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

carry out

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

express in words

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

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

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

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

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

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

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

hard to endure

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”