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Chapter V
The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples. They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants. Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others. Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco. Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
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From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
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From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
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From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
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From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading Of fruits they cultivate mangoes, bananas, pineapples, cocoanuts, and others.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
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From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
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From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many of these plants they have only had since the coming of the Spaniards.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of industrial plants they produce manila hemp, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tagals, one of the tribes of the second invasion, are the most important of the Philippine peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They industriously work their fields and raise rice, yams, maize, and several fleshy-root plants.
