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Chapter XXI
'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road. She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_. 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?' 'Yes.' The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.”
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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 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
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From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
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From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.
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From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy looked at her with his sharp stealthy eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took from a basket on her arm, first some _pasticceria_, then a square of chocolate, lastly a handful of _soldi_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
which person or people
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Maso! look here!' said Lucy, addressing a small boy, who with his brother was driving some goats along the road.
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From this reading 'Yes.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You know the _casetta_ by the river where Mamma Brigitta lives?'
