Chapter XI
"I'll go out and see them." He turned suddenly. "Mother, why should Grant treat me so? Have I deserved it?" Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
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Chapter XI
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"I'll
go
out
and
see
them."
He
turned
suddenly.
"Mother,
why
should
Grant
treat
me
so?
Have
I
deserved
it?"
Mrs.
McLane
sighed
in
pathetic
hopelessness.
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Line 1
"I'll
go
out
and
see
them."
Line 2
He
turned
suddenly.
Line 3
"Mother,
why
should
Grant
treat
me
so?
Line 4
Have
I
deserved
it?"
Line 5
Mrs.
McLane
sighed
in
pathetic
hopelessness.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I deserved it?"”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He turned suddenly.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
deserved
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go
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Grant
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned suddenly.
hopelessness
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From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
I'll
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From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
McLane
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
Mother
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Mrs
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out
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pathetic
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see
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
sighed
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He turned suddenly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
treat
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turned
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why
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From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?