Chapter V The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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Chapter VI
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels. She sat up and looked around her. There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her. “We must go and search for water,” she said to him. “Why do you want water?” he asked.
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free from harm or evil
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why do you want water?” he asked.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
the past participle of “be”
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From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why do you want water?” he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat up and looked around her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat up and looked around her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
free from harm or evil
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
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From this reading She sat up and looked around her.
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From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
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From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up and looked around her.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading She sat up and looked around her.
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From this reading There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
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From this reading “Why do you want water?” he asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must go and search for water,” she said to him.
at the time that
From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
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From this reading “Why do you want water?” he asked.
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From this reading The Rescue of the Tin Woodman When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you want water?” he asked.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter V The Rescue of the Tin Woodman?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "Chapter V...", what tone does the author establish?
