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Chapter XVI
MR. HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon. When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room. “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother. “Oh, just scrumptious!”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.”
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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 HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
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From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
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From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
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From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
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From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
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From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
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From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
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From this reading “Oh, just scrumptious!”
above and across; more than
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, just scrumptious!”
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From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HANKS AS A NOVELIST Jeffrey and Hope failed in their plan to entice Mrs. Hazard to the game that afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached Sunnywood dinner was just over and Mrs. Hazard and Mr. Hanks were coming from the dining-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you have a nice time, dear?” asked Hope’s mother.
