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Chapter V
"TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night. We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage. In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether." But this did not suit Peggy at all. Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."”
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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 "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
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From this reading But this did not suit Peggy at all.
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From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
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From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
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From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
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From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But this did not suit Peggy at all.
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From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
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From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
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From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this did not suit Peggy at all.
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From this reading Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this did not suit Peggy at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, I think we had better lock up the house, and you go to her altogether."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this did not suit Peggy at all.
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From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TOO FAITHFUL" "PEGGY, Miss Joyce and I have to go away for a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was an occasion to prove her trustworthiness!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We are wondering about you, but Mrs. Timson, our next neighbour up the road, has kindly said she will let you sleep at her cottage.
