We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads. When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise. We scrouched down and laid still. Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him. He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.”
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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 We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
for the reason that
From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading We scrouched down and laid still.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
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From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
above and across; more than
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading We scrouched down and laid still.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We scrouched down and laid still.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
in the direction of
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
at the time that
From this reading When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
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From this reading We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow’s garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.
