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Chapter VIII
THE QUEEN'S CRO-QUET GROUND. A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate. The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red. Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them. Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.”
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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 large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
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From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
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From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
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From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S CRO-QUET GROUND.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
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From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE QUEEN'S CRO-QUET GROUND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
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From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE QUEEN'S CRO-QUET GROUND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN'S CRO-QUET GROUND.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A large rose tree stood near the gar-den gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as she came up to them, she heard one of them say, "Look out now, Five!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Al-ice thought this a strange thing to do, so she went near-er to watch them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
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From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
which person or people
From this reading The blooms on it were white, but three men who seemed to be in great haste were paint-ing them red.
