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Chapter XXXVII
Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise. "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms. "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife. I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer. Come to him instantly, indeed!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to him instantly, indeed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
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From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
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From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
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From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come to him instantly, indeed!
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
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From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
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From this reading Come to him instantly, indeed!
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From this reading Come to him instantly, indeed!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
not any; not one
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
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From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come to him instantly, indeed!
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From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
at the time that
From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
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From this reading "I shall be heartily glad when I am Rex Lyon's wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst received her father's summons with no little surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What can that foolish old man want, I wonder?" she soliloquized, clasping the diamond-studded bracelets on her perfect arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall soon tell him, then, in pretty plain words, I am not at his beck and call any longer.
