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Chapter XV
ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth. "My father has sent for Roger." "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got. What does the king want him for?" "To see the races.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"My father has sent for Roger."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.”
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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 ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does the king want him for?"
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From this reading "My father has sent for Roger."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My father has sent for Roger."
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My father has sent for Roger."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
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From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What does the king want him for?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My father has sent for Roger."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To see the races.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My father has sent for Roger."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
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From this reading What does the king want him for?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does the king want him for?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROGER GOES TO THE INDIAN RACES One day Little Metacomet came to timid Susan with a message that caused her to stand long silent, with lifted hands and open mouth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you scare me; I can't spare him; he is all I've got.
