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Chapter V
“Good news! great news! Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning. “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too. Now guess who is coming to-day.” Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good news! great news!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good news! great news!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.”
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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 “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
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From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
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From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
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From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
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From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
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From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
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From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
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From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good news! great news!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good news! great news!
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From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
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From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
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From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good news! great news!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
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From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lewis raised a shout of joy, and exclaimed, that it must be his dear papa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lewis,” cried Edward, the moment his brother entered the breakfast-room the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
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From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
which person or people
From this reading Now guess who is coming to-day.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you had been up a little sooner you might have heard it too.
