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Chapter XVI
I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter. It was unexpected. As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up. There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me. I stood still for some time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood still for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood still for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood still for some time.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.”
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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 There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
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From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
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From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stood still for some time.
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From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
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From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was unexpected.
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From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
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From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stood still for some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood still for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood still for some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she was, the Swift One, sitting on a limb and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood still for some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
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From this reading It was unexpected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I came under the tree I heard the familiar soft sound and looked up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was unexpected.
in or at the place that
From this reading I found her down in the old neighborhood near the blueberry swamp, where my mother lived and where Lop-Ear and I had built our first tree-shelter.
