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Chapter V
"As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise. Don't go far enough to lose your way. Learn the forest by degrees. Some day you will not be able to lose yourself." "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."”
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From this reading Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
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From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Learn the forest by degrees.
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From this reading Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."
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From this reading Learn the forest by degrees.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
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From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
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From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
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From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
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From this reading Learn the forest by degrees.
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From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
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From this reading Learn the forest by degrees.
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From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
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From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."
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From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
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From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
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From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
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From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
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From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But suppose I did lose myself," said the boy; "what then?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."
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From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As far as you like, Robin," said the outlaw, "only you must be wise.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't go far enough to lose your way.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Some day you will not be able to lose yourself."
