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Chapter VII
"Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule. "It's too dark to see much. Aren't these camels too sickening for anything? I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here." "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
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accept an excuse for
From this reading “"Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.”
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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 I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
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From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
any thing at all
From this reading Aren't these camels too sickening for anything?
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From this reading Aren't these camels too sickening for anything?
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From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
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From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren't these camels too sickening for anything?
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From this reading "It's too dark to see much.
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From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
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From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aren't these camels too sickening for anything?
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From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
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From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
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From this reading "It's too dark to see much.
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From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's too dark to see much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
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From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's too dark to see much.
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From this reading Aren't these camels too sickening for anything?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Aren't these camels too sickening for anything?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's too dark to see much.
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From this reading "It's too dark to see much.
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From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked out of my lines to get a little peace and quiet here."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My lords," said the camel humbly, "we dreamed bad dreams in the night, and we were very much afraid.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule.
