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Chapter III
FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words. The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal! But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken! It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his. He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!”
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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 FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
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From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
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From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
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From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
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From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
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From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
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From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
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From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
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From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
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From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
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From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
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From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
belonging to which person
From this reading It is some other person whose name you have mistaken for his.
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From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
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From this reading FOR a moment Mrs. Dunlap regretted her words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not—why, Rufus could not do such a thing!"
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From this reading The terror in the girl's eyes transformed her face; and the low cry she gave was almost like that of a wounded animal!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she rallied rapidly and said with eagerness: "Oh, you are mistaken!
