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Chapter X
It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight. "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled. I'm going!" She looked up in surprise and alarm. "What's settled, Pen?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up in surprise and alarm.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.”
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From this reading She looked up in surprise and alarm.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading I'm going!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
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From this reading I'm going!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked up in surprise and alarm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up in surprise and alarm.
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From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up in surprise and alarm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading She looked up in surprise and alarm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
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From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading She looked up in surprise and alarm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
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From this reading "Well, mother," he cried as he entered the house; "it's settled.
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From this reading "What's settled, Pen?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was three days later that Pen came home one evening, alert of step, bright-eyed, his countenance beaming with satisfaction and delight.
