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Chapter XIII
'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him. 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.' Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study. Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched. 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
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later than; following
From this reading “'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'”
up to a particular time
From this reading “'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'”
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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 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
later than; following
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
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From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
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From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
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From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
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From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
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From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
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From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
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From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
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From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
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From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
above and across; more than
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
up to a particular time
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
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From this reading 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Separately, by different roads, Vernon's jersey pulled half over his head, the boys repaired to Number Five Study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Hartopp and King, I am sorry to say, leaned over the banisters of King's landing and watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Ve-ry human,' said little Hartopp. 'Your virtuous Winton, having got himself into trouble, takes it out of my poor old Paddy.
