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Chapter I
IT'S RAINING FROGS! George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky. But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter! "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs.... Wise men have tried other ways.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Wise men have tried other ways.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....”
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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 George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
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From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
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From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
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From this reading IT'S RAINING FROGS!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
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From this reading IT'S RAINING FROGS!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
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From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
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From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
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From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT'S RAINING FROGS!
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
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From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
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From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
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From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
