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Chapter XIX
LINK'S WOOD-PILE. The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work. Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed. Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast. "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."”
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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 Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
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From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading LINK'S WOOD-PILE.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
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From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
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From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
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From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vinnie's cooking received merited praise, and the most cordial good-will prevailed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
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From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even little Chokie, soiling face and fingers with a "drum-stick" he was gnawing, lisped out his commendation of the repast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LINK'S WOOD-PILE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner, though late that day, was unusually sumptuous, and Betterson and his boys brought to it keen appetites from their work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish Aunt Vinnie would be here forever, and div us dood victuals."
