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Chapter XVII
“‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now. ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them. Never, never, never!’ “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’ So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never, never, never!’”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’”
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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 So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
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From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never, never, never!’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course there are guinea pigs and other creatures who do such things, but I’m not one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So off he hurried, throwing behind him a piece of cabbage leaf and saying to himself what a lovely family of guinea pigs they were.”
which person or people
From this reading “‘To be sure,’ said Daddy Guinea Pig, who was calm again now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘I’m honored to have met you, sir,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘and your family is wonderful.’
