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Chapter VIII
In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?' 'I think he is out in the clover field. Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.' It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening. Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.”
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading “Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I think he is out in the clover field.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
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From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
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From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
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From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
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From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
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From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
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From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I think he is out in the clover field.
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From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
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From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I think he is out in the clover field.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I think he is out in the clover field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Clover Field 'Please, Mrs. Platt, can I see Teddy?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I think he is out in the clover field.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
in or at the place that
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
which person or people
From this reading It was Nancy who was standing at the farmhouse door one lovely Sunday evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old Mrs. Platt was the only one at home, and she motioned with her hand where her little grandson would be found.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you be romping round with him now, for he's taken his Sunday book out, and is as quiet as can be.'
