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Chapter XVIII
DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone. He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning. It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan. “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison. “I suppose you are hungry.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I suppose you are hungry.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.”
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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 DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I suppose you are hungry.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
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From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
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From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
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From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
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From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
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From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
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From this reading “I suppose you are hungry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you are hungry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
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From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
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From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you are hungry.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was to this rather humble home that the old soldier took Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
in or at the place that
From this reading DAN’S MIDNIGHT VISIT Next door to the blacksmith shop was a small house where Mr. Harrison lived alone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The first thing we’ll do will be to have dinner,” said Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did his own cooking, and, once or twice a week, he hired a woman from the village to come in and do some cleaning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you are hungry.”
