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Chapter XXI
PEAKSLOW SHOWS HIS HAND. "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!" Jack started with sudden excitement. "Can you see his team?" "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PEAKSLOW SHOWS HIS HAND.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack started with sudden excitement.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you see his team?"
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From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack started with sudden excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
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From this reading PEAKSLOW SHOWS HIS HAND.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PEAKSLOW SHOWS HIS HAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack started with sudden excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEAKSLOW SHOWS HIS HAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can you see his team?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEAKSLOW SHOWS HIS HAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack started with sudden excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack started with sudden excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can you see his team?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack started with sudden excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo!" cried Link from his perch, as the wagon passed the potato-patch, "there comes Peakslow down the road through the woods,--just turning the corner for home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you see his team?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Yes; one of the horses looks like yours; and he has an extra horse led behind."
