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Chapter X
SNIP INTRUDES. "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports. "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon." "How nice!" exclaimed Kitty. "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “"I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"”
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From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
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From this reading "How nice!" exclaimed Kitty.
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From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
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From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
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From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How nice!" exclaimed Kitty.
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From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
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From this reading SNIP INTRUDES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How nice!" exclaimed Kitty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SNIP INTRUDES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course, his uncle told him to ask us, mother?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Tim came in this morning and asked my permission for you to take tea with him next Saturday afternoon."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'VE accepted an invitation for you, children," Mrs. Glanville said to Kitty and Bob during the dinner hour on the Monday following the athletic sports.
