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Chapter XII
THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed. The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him. "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man. "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key? You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running 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 "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
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From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
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From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
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From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
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From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
not any; not one
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
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From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
at the time that
From this reading THE BISHOP ENGAGES THE ATTENTION OF THE GUIDES When the boat touched the shore Margery ran to the cabin to assure Mrs. Archibald of her safety, if she had been missed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bishop was sticking the stake in the hole from which he had pulled it, when Martin came running to him.
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From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you wanted to go out in the boat, why didn't you come to me for the key?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got no right to pull up the stakes we've driven down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pretty piece of business!" cried the young man.
