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Chapter XIV
“WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24. _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_: Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks. She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason. I would not keep her, of course.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would not keep her, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not keep her, of course.”
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From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_:
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_:
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would not keep her, of course.
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From this reading _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_:
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From this reading _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_:
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I would not keep her, of course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
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From this reading I would not keep her, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
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From this reading _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_:
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would not keep her, of course.
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From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would not keep her, of course.
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
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From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
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From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
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From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
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From this reading _Dear Aunt Lorena and Dear Uncle David_:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She asked to stay with me, but it was, I fancy, more to compliment me than for any other reason.
in or at the place that
From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “WHERE THERE IS A WILL” The Shoals, November 24.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would not keep her, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just a line to say that I am safe here and am sending Semmy back to you with many, many thanks.
