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Chapter VII
“Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary. A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across. The big red bungalow was a dairy. But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road. She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.”
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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 A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading The big red bungalow was a dairy.
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From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
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From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
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From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
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From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
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From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
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From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
above and across; more than
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
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From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
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From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
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From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big red bungalow was a dairy.
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From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
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From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
