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Chapter XIV
“There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles. “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.” “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it. “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!” A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.”
later than; following
From this reading ““There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.”
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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’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
later than; following
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
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From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
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From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
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From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
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From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
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From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
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From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
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From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
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From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
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From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go and ask for a night’s lodging.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks a very comfable house,” Bruno said, as we turned into the road leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Mastiff, dressed in a scarlet collar, and carrying a musket, was pacing up and down, like a sentinel, in front of the entrance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “There’s a house, away there to the left,” said Sylvie, after we had walked what seemed to me about fifty miles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I doos hope the Dogs will be kind to us, I _is_ so tired and hungry!”
