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Chapter XIII
THE COLLECTION "LUCY, Lucy! Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening? 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!" Of course it was Peggy who spoke. She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course it was Peggy who spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?”
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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 Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
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From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
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From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLLECTION "LUCY, Lucy!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
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From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
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From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
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From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLLECTION "LUCY, Lucy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
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From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLLECTION "LUCY, Lucy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
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From this reading 'Tis on big bill posters that there be four missionaries a-goin to speak; and 'tis in a hall, only two streets off!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading Of course it was Peggy who spoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She burst breathlessly into the kitchen with her news, and roused Lucy from an afternoon siesta.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think I could go to a meetin' this evening?
