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Chapter XIII
A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few. The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford. They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on. Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate. They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.”
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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 TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
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From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
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From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
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From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
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From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
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From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
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From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
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From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
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From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
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From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
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From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
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From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor had they gone far before they came on Mr. Treadman sitting on a gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took a fly from the station, bidding the driver drive straight on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first that found Mr. Treadman were Mrs. Powell and Harvey Gifford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The people came to meet the Lord upon the Ripley road, and they were not a few.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They cried to him: 'What is the meaning of your telegram?'
