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Chapter III
THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan. That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified. It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them. That is the right kind of caravan. The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
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any person at all
From this reading “That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is the right kind of caravan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.”
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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 THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
any person at all
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
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From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
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From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
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From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
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From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
one or the other of two
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
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From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
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From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
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From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
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From this reading That is the right kind of caravan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
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From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
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From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
not any; not one
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is the right kind of caravan.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
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From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the right kind of caravan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION It was a real caravan.
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From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was painted in gay colours, and had little white blinds with very neat waists and red sashes round them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That is to say, either gypsies might have lived in it, or anyone that did live in it would soon be properly gipsified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown caravans highly varnished are wrong: they may be more luxurious, but no gypsy would look at them.
