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Chapter XXVII
“Wretch,” prompted her cronies. “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy. Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!” “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house. “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.”
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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 “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
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From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
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From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
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From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
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From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
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From this reading “Wretch,” prompted her cronies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
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From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Wretch,” prompted her cronies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
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From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
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From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
not any; not one
From this reading “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
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From this reading “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
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From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wretch,” prompted her cronies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
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From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let’s kick him out of the house!” suggested Clarence, dancing for joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No escape!” she cried up to Noaks.
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From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Right you are,” he answered, with a look of knightly devotion, and darted back into the house.
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From this reading “Wretch,” prompted her cronies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
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From this reading Zuleika, smiling brilliantly down at the boy, said “Just you run up and fight him!”
