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Chapter XVII
WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester. "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in. You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!" "Why, Hester, I had so! You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
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From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
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From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
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From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
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From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
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From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
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From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
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From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
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From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
not any; not one
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, Hester, I had so!
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From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Hester, I had so!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
