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Chapter VI
JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS. "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?" Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment. Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor. I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.”
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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 "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
later than; following
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
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From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
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From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
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From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
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From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
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From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
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From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
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From this reading JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS.
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From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS.
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From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
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From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somebody had tied both my feet to the floor.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY^S TWO QUEENS.
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From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
in or at the place that
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had visions of two excited females lambasting me with umbrellas and demanding their property back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Aunt Lize would be the central figure in a hot old time if she went where I wished her at that moment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well!" said Clara J., after a painful pause, "why don't you go and welcome your Aunt Eliza?"
