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Chapter IX
'SHE HAS LEFT US!' Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home. His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal. Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained. 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'SHE HAS LEFT US!'”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'SHE HAS LEFT US!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.”
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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 His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
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From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
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From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
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From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'SHE HAS LEFT US!'
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From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
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From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
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From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'SHE HAS LEFT US!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
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From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
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From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'SHE HAS LEFT US!'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'SHE HAS LEFT US!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
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From this reading 'MY DEAR LADY FREND-- 'Me and Nobbles is kite wel, so is True.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Allonby sent it as it was, with all the imperfections of spelling and many a blot and erasure; but she added a little note herself, as Bobby's left much to be explained.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course Lady Isobel's letter had to be answered, and the wonderful news told of Bobby's change of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His letter took him a long time to write, and True helped him a great deal.
