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Chapter V
“Fortunato!” cried Mateo. “Fortunato!” echoed Giuseppa. “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick. And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble. And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Fortunato!” cried Mateo.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.””
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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 And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
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From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
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From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
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From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunato!” cried Mateo.
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From this reading “Fortunato!” echoed Giuseppa.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
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From this reading “Fortunato!” cried Mateo.
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From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
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From this reading “Fortunato!” echoed Giuseppa.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
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From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
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From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
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From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
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From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
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From this reading “Fortunato!” cried Mateo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
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From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
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From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
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From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
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From this reading And I’ll tell his uncle the _caporal_, so that he’ll send him a handsome present for his trouble.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Gianetto was hidden under the haystack yonder; but my little cousin showed me the trick.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And his name and yours will be in the report I shall send the advocate-general.”
