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Chapter VI
The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days. The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house. Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her. She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house. When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
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later than; following
From this reading “She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.”
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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 When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
later than; following
From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
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From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
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From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
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From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
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From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
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From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
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From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
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From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
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From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
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From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
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From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
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From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
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From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
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From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
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From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
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From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
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From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
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From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
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From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
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From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
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From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
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From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Strangers Arrive THE little girls did not meet for several days.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dreamikins missed Freda and Daffy as much as they missed her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
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From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
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From this reading She had been very quiet and contrite after her visit to the public-house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
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From this reading The weather was bad again, and kept them confined to the house.
at the time that
From this reading When Fibo asked her how she came to think of such a thing, she looked at him sweetly and gravely.
