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Chapter XXXV
TELLING THE BAD NEWS. All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe. But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side. "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe. Cecile obeyed him at once.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cecile obeyed him at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.”
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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 when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cecile obeyed him at once.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
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From this reading TELLING THE BAD NEWS.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cecile obeyed him at once.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
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From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
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From this reading TELLING THE BAD NEWS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
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From this reading Cecile obeyed him at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading Cecile obeyed him at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
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From this reading TELLING THE BAD NEWS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLING THE BAD NEWS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
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From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
at the time that
From this reading But when the two children, panting from their rapid run, reached the hut, he threw himself on the ground, covered his face for a brief instant, then asked Cecile to come to his side.
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From this reading All the way back to the forest not one word passed the lips of Joe.
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From this reading "For I've a story to tell yer, little Missie," said Joe.
