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Chapter XII
HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE. THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon. He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house. “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon. “No, I ain’t!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.”
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From this reading “No, I ain’t!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
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From this reading “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon.
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From this reading “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
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From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I ain’t!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon.
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From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
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From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
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From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I ain’t!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
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From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JACK RESCUED LION, BUT MISSED THE TREASURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He met them at the gate, and hurriedly told his story as they were driving on to the house.
at the time that
From this reading THE deacon’s folks had not got home from meeting when Jack reached the house; but he saw them coming,—Mr. Chatford, Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin, and Phin, in the old one-horse wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Boy, you’re crazy!” said the incredulous deacon.
