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Chapter V
"I could never do it in the world!" "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly. "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it. Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick. Oh, dear!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I could never do it in the world!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I could never do it in the world!"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
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From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
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From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
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From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
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From this reading "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
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From this reading Oh, dear!
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From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
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From this reading "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
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From this reading "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly.
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From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
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From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
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From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
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From this reading "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly.
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From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I own it's difficult," said Elmore coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here,--here," she said, reaching blindly for pen and paper, as she seated herself at Elmore's desk, "give me the ink, quick.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
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From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, _I_ will answer him--I will answer him," cried Lily, "rather than have any trouble about it.
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From this reading "I could never do it in the world!"
