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Chapter XXII
ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn. "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do. They'll draw Beeching Copse next. Let's go off there, shall we? Lots of others will."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They'll draw Beeching Copse next.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Let's go off there, shall we?”
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
any thing at all
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading They'll draw Beeching Copse next.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll draw Beeching Copse next.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
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From this reading They'll draw Beeching Copse next.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading Let's go off there, shall we?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
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From this reading Let's go off there, shall we?
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From this reading Lots of others will."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They'll draw Beeching Copse next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lots of others will."
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From this reading Let's go off there, shall we?
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From this reading Lots of others will."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Let's go off there, shall we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading Let's go off there, shall we?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading They'll draw Beeching Copse next.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
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From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let's go off there, shall we?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Lots of others will."
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They won't find anything here," he said; "they never do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER AFFAIR Bertie Pemberton stuck close by Beatrix's side as they trotted easily with the crowd up to the wood which was first to be drawn.
