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Chapter VII
PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes! We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse. Puff was the one who began it. When I told him to come to bed, he ran away. He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Puff was the one who began it.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Puff was the one who began it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.”
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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 do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
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From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
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From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Puff was the one who began it.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
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From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
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From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Puff was the one who began it.
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From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Puff was the one who began it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Puff was the one who began it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
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From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Puff was the one who began it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PAT LEAVES US IF only we could stop and think sometimes!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
at the time that
From this reading When I told him to come to bed, he ran away.
which person or people
From this reading Puff was the one who began it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do all our worst scrapes all in a minute, and this is what happened last night, and of course, being Sunday, it made it a hundred times worse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He's often like that, and you can't reason with him.
