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Chapter X
Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?" Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it. "Half-past eleven! Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk." "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."”
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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 Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
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From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
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From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
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From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
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From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
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From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cragg put the question at tea-time, nothing leading up to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
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From this reading Yes; just about then I took Dot for a walk."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dot's Opinion "BY the bye, Pattie, were you out this morning about half-past eleven?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I couldn't find Mrs. Cragg, so I tried to find you, and your door was locked."
