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Chapter XV
"Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton. "It's like persecution, and you have no proof. Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?" "I do, that's all. And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “"Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It's like persecution, and you have no proof.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.”
causing or relating to death
From this reading “And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.”
during the time that
From this reading “And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.”
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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 And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "I do, that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, that's all.
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From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
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From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
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From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
causing or relating to death
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
not any; not one
From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
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From this reading "It's like persecution, and you have no proof.
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
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From this reading "I do, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
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From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
during the time that
From this reading And I don't see her doing every mortal thing she wants, while others have to walk a chalked line through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
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From this reading Why should you know more of the world than we do, I'd like to know?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Minerva Haight, I'm ashamed of you!" cried Mrs. Colton.
