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Chapter XXVII
THE RACE THROUGH THE WOODS. The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast. A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off. “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners. And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE RACE THROUGH THE WOODS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.”
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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 wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
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From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
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From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
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From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
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From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
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From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
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From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
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From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
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From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
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From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RACE THROUGH THE WOODS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE THROUGH THE WOODS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RACE THROUGH THE WOODS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wagon and two mules were at the back entrance to the hotel, and the colonel, bidding them a hasty good-by, told them to tumble in and be off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys and Adam were awakened very early on Wednesday morning by Bob, and the colonel gave them scarcely time enough to eat their breakfast.
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From this reading THE RACE THROUGH THE WOODS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now, you Pete,” he shouted to the negro driver, “you make them mules git!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got to go lively,” he cried, “to get ahead of those caravaners.
