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“TREASURE-TROVE.” TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard. As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other. “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?” “Yes, wet as a drownded rat, I did!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.”
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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 TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
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From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading “Yes, wet as a drownded rat, I did!
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From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, wet as a drownded rat, I did!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
above and across; more than
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, wet as a drownded rat, I did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered from one side he met Mr. Pipkin coming in from the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading “TREASURE-TROVE.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
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From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
in or at the place that
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
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From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING a circuitous route, in order that, if he was seen emerging from the woods, it might be at a distance from the spot where his treasure was concealed, Jack came out upon the pasture, crossed it, took the lane, and soon got over the bars into the barn-yard.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Hullo!” he cried, with a wonderfully natural and careless air, “did ye get wet?”
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From this reading “Yes, wet as a drownded rat, I did!
