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Chapter XIX
The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home. There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free. That was something like. I don’t mind a band playing. I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
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every person
From this reading “The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t mind a band playing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That was something like.”
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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 was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
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From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
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From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
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From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
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From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
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From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
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From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
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From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
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From this reading I don’t mind a band playing.
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From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
every person
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
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From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
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From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
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From this reading That was something like.
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From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t mind a band playing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t mind a band playing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That was something like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
at the time that
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
