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Chapter XI
THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang. They all joined in some simple Christmas songs. Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy. The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard. And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.”
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From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
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From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
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From this reading And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
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From this reading And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
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From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
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From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUSE ESCAPES Jennie played the piano and sang.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all joined in some simple Christmas songs.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Jim was left alone with Jennie in the front parlor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading The colonel withdrew for an inspection of the live stock on the eve of the threatened blizzard.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
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From this reading Mrs. Woodruff and Jim's mother went into other parts of the house on research work connected with their converse on domestic economy.
