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Chapter VI
The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!' Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight. His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes. 'Who told you?' asked the latter. 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
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later than; following
From this reading “Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Who told you?' asked the latter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.”
shining brightly
From this reading “Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Who told you?' asked the latter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'”
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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 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
later than; following
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
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From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Who told you?' asked the latter.
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From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
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From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
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From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
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From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
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From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
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From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
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From this reading 'Who told you?' asked the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
shining brightly
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Redcoats 'Mother, grandmother, some soldiers are coming here!'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Who told you?' asked the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was laying the cloth for dinner, and old Mrs. Platt was busy dishing up some potatoes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I saw one--a real live soldier, a corporal with two gold stripes on his red coat, and such white gloves; and I went up to him and talked to him.'
which person or people
From this reading 'Who told you?' asked the latter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Teddy tore into the house one morning after school with this announcement, and his face was radiant with delight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Who told you?' asked the latter.
