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Chapter XIII
SIGNS AND WONDERS. Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual. Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard. "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste. "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."”
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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 Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIGNS AND WONDERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
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From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
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From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've got an idea, and she must help me put it on here."
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From this reading Before him he carried a great sheet of pasteboard.
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From this reading SIGNS AND WONDERS.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tode bustled into the house half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Where's Winny?" he asked, sitting down on the nearest chair, out of breath with his haste.
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From this reading SIGNS AND WONDERS.
