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Chapter VI
THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed! It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize. We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat. “Oh, very well, then,” Jibby said, pretending to be offended. “Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.”
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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 It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
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From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
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From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
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From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
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From this reading THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
not any; not one
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” Jibby said, pretending to be offended.
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” Jibby said, pretending to be offended.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” Jibby said, pretending to be offended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” Jibby said, pretending to be offended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” Jibby said, pretending to be offended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had all tried to win the prize, and we knew no one but Wampus could win it; he was just a natural-born fisher and couldn’t be beat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
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From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!
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From this reading THE PRIZE-WINNER Well, we all laughed!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Just for that I will try to win it, and I will win it.
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From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a little too ridiculous, the solemn way in which Jibby said he would be sure to win the prize.
