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Chapter XXI
SHIPWRECK. When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle. He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long? I have been here an hour." "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been here an hour."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?”
in the direction of
From this reading “When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have been here an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
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From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
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From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
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From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
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From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been here an hour."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading I have been here an hour."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been here an hour."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
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From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading SHIPWRECK.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
in the direction of
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
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From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
at the time that
From this reading When at last she turned to go home, Otto came walking quickly towards her from the castle.
in or at the place that
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do not be angry with me," she begged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He looked annoyed, and asked, as he offered her his arm, "Where have you been so long?
