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Chapter XVII
“Djuh find 'im?” The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer. “Hasn't he showed up yet?” Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate. Chip did not wait for an answer.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Hasn't he showed up yet?””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Chip did not wait for an answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Chip did not wait for an answer.
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From this reading “Djuh find 'im?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading “Djuh find 'im?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chip did not wait for an answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading “Hasn't he showed up yet?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hasn't he showed up yet?”
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading “Djuh find 'im?”
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chip did not wait for an answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
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From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
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From this reading “Hasn't he showed up yet?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chip and the Little Doctor rode out of the gloom and stopped before the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
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From this reading “Hasn't he showed up yet?”
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From this reading Chip did not wait for an answer.
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From this reading The Old Man had limped down to the big gate and stood there bare headed under the stars, waiting, hoping--fearing to hear the answer.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Hasn't he showed up yet?”
