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Chapter XIII
A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet. "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer. "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down. That's agin orders, an' I know it. I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's agin orders, an' I know it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.”
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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 NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
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From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.
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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
not any; not one
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
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From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
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From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
