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Chapter V
Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands. "May I ask who is the author of that poem?" "Ted wrote it," said Diana. "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon." "I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May I ask who is the author of that poem?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
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From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
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From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
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From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
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From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ted wrote it," said Diana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
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From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ted wrote it," said Diana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
above and across; more than
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ted wrote it," said Diana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ted wrote it," said Diana.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
at the time that
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
which person or people
From this reading "May I ask who is the author of that poem?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lesson Days "Splendid!" cried Mrs. Inglefield enthusiastically, applauding with her feet and hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it to me when I went over to see him, so I made him write it down, and Chris and Noel have been learning it as fast as they could all the afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ted wrote it," said Diana.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think you are all extremely clever," said Mrs. Inglefield.
