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Chapter XII
A PICNIC. BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day. His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner. He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there. He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.”
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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 PICNIC.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
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From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading A PICNIC.
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From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
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From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
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From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had not been seen in that place so much of late as he had been at first.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His head ached a little, and he was not much disposed to eat his dinner.
at the time that
From this reading BERTIE felt rather queer when he got home that day.
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From this reading He did not care about going out any more, and by and by he stole down-stairs to his old haunt, the library window-seat, and established himself comfortably there.
