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Chapter VI
KAPCHACK. "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up. The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room. "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love. "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.”
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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 "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
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From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
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From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
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From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
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From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
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From this reading KAPCHACK.
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From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
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From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
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From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
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From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
at the time that
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
