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Chapter XV
Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity. There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone. Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without. “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.” “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.”
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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 Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
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From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
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From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
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From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
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From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
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From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
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From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
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From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
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From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
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From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim and Marie Ducharme took the north road out of Diversity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Horrors!” exclaimed Marie; but there was just a note of playfulness in her voice, the first Jim ever had heard there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
at the time that
From this reading There were eyes that saw them and tongues that wagged when they were gone.
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From this reading “Some day,” said Jim, “I’m going to have a farm, and raise red pigs and black cows and white chickens.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Many supper-tables were supplied with a topic of conversation that had been barren without.
