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As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him. So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks. “Hello, Billy Jr.! I am glad to see you,” said Star. “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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later than; following
From this reading “As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.”
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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 As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
later than; following
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading “Hello, Billy Jr.!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading “Hello, Billy Jr.!
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
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From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
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From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
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From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he jumped the low wall of the corral and soon found his friend in the stable-yard chewing some corn husks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I have not laid eyes on you for ages and I am anxious to learn what you think of our Western country by this time.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the sheep stayed in the corral the next day after the storm, Billy thought he would try and find Star and have a talk with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am glad to see you,” said Star.
