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Chapter XX
A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger. Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report. Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news. When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual. "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.”
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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 A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
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From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
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From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
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From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
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From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
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From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
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From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
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From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
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From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
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From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
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From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
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From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
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From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
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From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
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From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
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From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
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From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
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From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
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From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
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From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
above and across; more than
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
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From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
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From this reading A Confession All the next week Bevis lay desperately ill, and in the gravest danger.
at the time that
From this reading When Saturday came round again they begged to be allowed to go to Chagmouth as usual.
which person or people
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every morning Dr. Tremayne motored over to Grimbal's Farm to see him, and arrived back with the same unsatisfactory report.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mavis and Merle, who waited anxiously for the daily bulletin, would run in from school at lunch-time hoping for better news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We wouldn't be a scrap of bother to Mrs. Penruddock," said Mavis.
