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Chapter VII
THE SCHOOLROOM. Old Simmons, the butler, woke him. “I was afraid something was the matter, sir. They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.” “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I was afraid something was the matter, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.””
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From this reading “I was afraid something was the matter, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Simmons, the butler, woke him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Simmons, the butler, woke him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was afraid something was the matter, sir.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was afraid something was the matter, sir.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
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From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Simmons, the butler, woke him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCHOOLROOM.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Simmons, the butler, woke him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was afraid something was the matter, sir.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I was afraid something was the matter, sir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCHOOLROOM.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was afraid something was the matter, sir.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I should not have known where to find it,” said Donal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Simmons, the butler, woke him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They tell me you did not come down last night; and breakfast has been waiting you two hours.”
