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Chapter V
‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off. You must see my little chicks! They were born last night.’ She took some rice and threw a handful before her. The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She took some rice and threw a handful before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were born last night.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were born last night.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must see my little chicks!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must see my little chicks!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took some rice and threw a handful before her.”
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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 She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
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From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
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From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
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From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
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From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
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From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were born last night.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
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From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
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From this reading You must see my little chicks!
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From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
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From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were born last night.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
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From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
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From this reading They were born last night.’
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were born last night.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were born last night.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
