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ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule. I shan’t wake her, nurse.’ COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will. It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’ ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.”
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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 ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
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From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
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From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
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From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
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From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
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From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
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From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
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From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
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From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
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From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
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From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
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From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
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From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
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From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
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From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
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From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
