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Chapter VI
“Then he had an idea! He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door. “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it. “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’ “And he had!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’”
in the direction of
From this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.”
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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 He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
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From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
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From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
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From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
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From this reading “Then he had an idea!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
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From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
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From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then he had an idea!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘There,’ thought Biddle, ‘now I have it.’
in the direction of
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went into his master’s study and emptying the waste-paper basket in a pile on the floor, he pushed the waste-paper basket towards the pantry door.
at the time that
From this reading “When he had finished pushing the basket and when it was right up by the door he turned it upside down and climbed upon it.
