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Chapter III
SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place. "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past. Here's my daughter. She'll show you your room." Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.”
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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 "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading Here's my daughter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
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From this reading Here's my daughter.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
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From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
not any; not one
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading She'll show you your room."
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From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll show you your room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll show you your room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
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From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUPPER "I must go and change my coat," said the farmer as they entered the house place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Susan shook hands and her hurried, fitful smile hovered upon the new arrival.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
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From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
at the time that
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There was a time when I laughed at a wet jacket, same, no doubt, as you do; but that time's past.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She'll show you your room."
