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Chapter V
"I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly. "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it. I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation." "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing. "Kate isn't a boy."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.”
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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 "Kate isn't a boy."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
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From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
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From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
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From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kate isn't a boy."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
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From this reading "Kate isn't a boy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
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From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
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From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
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From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
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From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
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From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
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From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
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From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
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From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
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From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
