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Chapter IV
UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine. "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room. "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him. I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_. I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."”
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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 UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
brief or direct in expression
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told him to ask her for _bueno vino_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is good, I hope," the major said, as the barrel was set down in one corner of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I don't know whether it was right or not, but I think she understood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER CANVAS In a short time O'Grady returned, followed by Hoolan, carrying a small barrel of wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think that it is the best they have; one of the girls went down with Tim into the cellar and pointed it out to him.
