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Chapter III
THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that. "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it." "How could it?" Hal wanted to know. "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"How could it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hal wanted to know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.”
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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 "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
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From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
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From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
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From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could it?"
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From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
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From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
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From this reading Hal wanted to know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
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From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
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From this reading "How could it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
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From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal wanted to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal wanted to know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal wanted to know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
at the time that
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
