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Chapter XIII
SPAIN. "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next? A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at. Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people? Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.”
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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 A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
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From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
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From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
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From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
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From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
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From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
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From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
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From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
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From this reading SPAIN.
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From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
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From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
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From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
in or at the place that
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
