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Chapter XXI
EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right. Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again. And so it would have if it had gone straight. It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now. He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so it would have if it had gone straight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.”
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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 EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
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From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
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From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
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From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
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From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
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From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
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From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
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From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
above and across; more than
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
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From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
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From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
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From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
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From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
