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Chapter XI
THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe. "Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said. "I'm very pleased to see you. Sit down wherever you like. Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I'm very pleased to see you.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Sit down wherever you like.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
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From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
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From this reading Sit down wherever you like.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading "I'm very pleased to see you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading Sit down wherever you like.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Furniture by Dame Nature; everything as nice as Mother makes it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I'm very pleased to see you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very pleased to see you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sit down wherever you like.
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From this reading "Good morning, Slowcoaches," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm very pleased to see you.
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From this reading "I'm very pleased to see you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
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From this reading THE WAYSIDE FRIEND Mr. MacAngus had just finished his ham and eggs, and was lighting his pipe.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Sit down wherever you like.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm very pleased to see you.
