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Chapter XXXV
MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned. He kept his secret. But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero. Scoutmaster Ned had his way, too. "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “He kept his secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.”
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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 But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept his secret.
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From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He kept his secret.
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From this reading He kept his secret.
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From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He kept his secret.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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From this reading MORE HANDLING And so Peter Piper, of Piper's Crossroads, proved too much for Scoutmaster Ned.
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From this reading But he had a very narrow escape from being a hero.
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From this reading Scoutmaster Ned had his way, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
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From this reading "So you think you'd like to have a pike at that camp, eh?" he said.
