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Chapter III
THE TELEGRAM. Dolly came up in her brisk way. She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore. She looked very mysterious. She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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energetic and quick
From this reading “Dolly came up in her brisk way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked very mysterious.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “She looked very mysterious.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.”
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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 She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
energetic and quick
From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
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From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
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From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very mysterious.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She looked very mysterious.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
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From this reading She looked very mysterious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was holding something concealed in her little pinafore.
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From this reading Dolly came up in her brisk way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
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From this reading She had a round cherub face and two great big blue eyes, and short hair, which she wore in a curly mop all over her head.
