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Chapter III
"Done it? Wait till we've undone it! We can if we work together. Ah! here are more of you. Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Done it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! here are more of you.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Wait till we've undone it!”
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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 Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
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From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can if we work together.
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Done it?
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We can if we work together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Done it?
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
not any; not one
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
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From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buckets, men--buckets!" cried Carlton, rushing to meet a half-dressed medley at the gate, and commanding them as though there had been no other meeting earlier in the night.
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From this reading We can if we work together.
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From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
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From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can if we work together.
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From this reading Wait till we've undone it!
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From this reading We can if we work together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah! here are more of you.
