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Chapter IV
The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
up to a particular time
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
