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Chapter VIII
Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?” “Do you mean where I was born?” Joe nodded. “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin. “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you mean where I was born?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe nodded.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?””
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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 “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
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From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
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From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
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From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
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From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
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From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
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From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
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From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
above and across; more than
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
seriously and formally
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
at the time that
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
