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Chapter VII
THE WORD-BATTLE AT COBBLEVILLE. Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation. So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up. When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up. "Oh, yes!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.”
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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 So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
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From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WORD-BATTLE AT COBBLEVILLE.
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From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
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From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
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From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
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From this reading THE WORD-BATTLE AT COBBLEVILLE.
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From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
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From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
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From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
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From this reading "Oh, yes!
above and across; more than
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORD-BATTLE AT COBBLEVILLE.
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From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they all reached the breakfast-table in the morning, there was a great deal to talk about, but it was not long before the spelling-match came up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
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From this reading So long a road home as Vosh Stebbins had selected, had required time to travel over it; and Mrs. Farnham had vetoed Pen's proposal to sit up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
at the time that
From this reading Penelope was in bed and asleep when Susie returned from the donation.
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From this reading THE WORD-BATTLE AT COBBLEVILLE.
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From this reading "Oh, yes!
