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Chapter IV
IN THE KITCHEN. I was ill for days. It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together. My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician. He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
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From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading I was ill for days.
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From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was ill for days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was ill for days.
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From this reading I was ill for days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE KITCHEN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading IN THE KITCHEN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
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From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
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From this reading My aunt sent to Baytown for the old family physician.
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From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE KITCHEN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
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From this reading He came up and looked at me; and decided that I ought to "play" as much as possible!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was ill for days.
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From this reading It was not due to one thing, doubtless, nor one sorrow; but the whole together.
