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Chapter XI
It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air. Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week. But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars. "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise. "Yes, Pat.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.”
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading “Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.”
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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 It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
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From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.
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From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
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From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
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From this reading "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.
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From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
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From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
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From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
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From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
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From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
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From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
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From this reading "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
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From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
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From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
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From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And me goin' to school?" asked the boy in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that morning Mrs. Brady had told him that he was still to have two dollars.
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next week school was to begin, and with the beginning of the term he had expected to go back to his old wages of a dollar a week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the last day of August that Pat went walking down to do his marketing with a jubilant air.
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From this reading "Yes, Pat.
