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Chapter XIX
POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall. “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.” “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.” “Well, a canoe race is. You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.””
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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 POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
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From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
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From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
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From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
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From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
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From this reading “Well, a canoe race is.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
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From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
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From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
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From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
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From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
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From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
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From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah,” replied Poke gravely, “the race is not always to the swift, Jeff.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know very well he can paddle faster than you can.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading POKE ADVERTISES “What made you do such a silly thing?” asked Jeffrey of Poke as they hurried back to Academy Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’d better put in all your spare time to-day and to-morrow practising.
