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Chapter XVII
Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock. We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight. Jethro was, though. He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was. “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Jethro was, though.”
in the direction of
From this reading ““Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.”
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
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From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
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From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
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From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jethro was, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
in the direction of
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
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From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Howdy, Jethro!” says Mark, and Jethro turned his face toward us.
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jethro was, though.
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
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From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was fussing around the side yard and we walked over to where he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Mark and Plunk and I went out to the Wigglesworth farm to see Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked right into the yard like we always do, now that Jethro thinks we’re working for him, but Rock wasn’t in sight.
