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Chapter VII
WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton. But the indications around the house do not denote thrift. Quite the reverse. As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place. It was going down hill like its master.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite the reverse.”
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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 WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
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From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
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From this reading But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.
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From this reading It was going down hill like its master.
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From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
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From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
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From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
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From this reading It was going down hill like its master.
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From this reading It was going down hill like its master.
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From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
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From this reading But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was going down hill like its master.
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From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
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From this reading It was going down hill like its master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was going down hill like its master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite the reverse.
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From this reading Quite the reverse.
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From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
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From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
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From this reading But the indications around the house do not denote thrift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARPED It is the early breakfast hour at a small frame house, situated about a mile from the staid but thriving village of Pushton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the neighbors expressed it, "there was a screw loose with Lacey," the owner of this place.
