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A MISSIONARY TWIG. EMMA L. BURNETT. American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York. "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford. "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.”
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MISSIONARY TWIG.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading EMMA L. BURNETT.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading EMMA L. BURNETT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading EMMA L. BURNETT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading A MISSIONARY TWIG.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
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From this reading A MISSIONARY TWIG.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
