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Chapter XII
UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park. One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um. Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.” Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch? There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.”
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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 Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
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From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
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From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
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From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
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From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cats and dogs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody must have drove um in thinking it was a free pasture.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
at the time that
From this reading UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS Button was about to begin to tell them one of his thrilling adventures when several policemen appeared and began clubbing and driving the animals out of the park.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One of them said, “Sure and I would like to know how these animals got into this park without me seein’ um.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Another one said, “But did ye ever see such a motley bunch?
