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Chapter IV
OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE. Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall. “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket. There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them. And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.”
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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 OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
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From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
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From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
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From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
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From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
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From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
