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Chapter IV
HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES. _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES. Good morning, little boy; how do you do? Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you. I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, little boy; how do you do?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, little boy; how do you do?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, little boy; how do you do?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.”
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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 Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
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From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
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From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
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From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
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From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
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From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
