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Chapter XIII
OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day. And I'll begin at the very beginning of it. It was rather near the end of our holidays. We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well. We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.”
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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 OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
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From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
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From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading It was rather near the end of our holidays.
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From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading It was rather near the end of our holidays.
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From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
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From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
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From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading It was rather near the end of our holidays.
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From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
above and across; more than
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading It was rather near the end of our holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading And I'll begin at the very beginning of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather near the end of our holidays.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
at the time that
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading We had got our saddle by this time, and we all used to ride Andy anywhere; he was a very good donkey on the whole, and he galloped awfully well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were just talking over our plans for the day at breakfast when Emma came in with a telegram for father.
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From this reading OUR DREADFUL DAY AND now I've got to write about a dreadful day.
