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Chapter VI
“Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman. They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing. “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.” “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!” So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
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From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
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From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
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From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
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From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
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From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
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From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
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From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
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From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
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From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
at the time that
From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
in or at the place that
From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
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From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
