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Chapter V
“You poor little thing! But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?” “It seems so.” “Well, go on.” “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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later than; following
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?””
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You poor little thing!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You poor little thing!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You poor little thing!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, go on.””
during the time that
From this reading ““After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.”
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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 “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
later than; following
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “Well, go on.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You poor little thing!
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
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From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, go on.”
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You poor little thing!
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From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “It seems so.”
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It seems so.”
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You poor little thing!
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From this reading But you must really have been something tremendously important, mustn’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “Well, go on.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
during the time that
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
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From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “After that there were some big reviews, and I sat on a white pony with officers in a semicircle behind me, while the troops marched by, and the generals and colonels all saluted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You poor little thing!
