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Chapter XXVI
THE MEETING IN THE WOODS. Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville. It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest. "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road. "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.”
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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 seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
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From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
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From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
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From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
in the direction of
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
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From this reading Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
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From this reading "I would willingly pay a half-dollar for a lift, as much as I need my money."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
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From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, as he gazed up and down the rather rough woodland road.
