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Chapter VI
"`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.' "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?' "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance. I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes. He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'”
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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 "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
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From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
the two together, not just one
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
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From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
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From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
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From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
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From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
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From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
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From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
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From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
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From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
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From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hesitated a moment, but my father was already out of the door, and loudly calling on him to follow.
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From this reading "`Oh, father,' cried my sister, `don't go out again to-night.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall never forget it; there was both entreaty and despair in her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My mother said nothing; my sister looked at her lover with an imploring glance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "`Nonsense!' he said, roughly; `do you think I'm a baby, that can't take care of myself?'
