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Chapter XXV
THE RIDE “Where now?” Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City. “I won't go back the same way, Dick!” “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.” Antonia shook her head.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I won't go back the same way, Dick!””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I won't go back the same way, Dick!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.”
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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 “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
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From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
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From this reading Antonia shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
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From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
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From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia shook her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
