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Chapter XVII
Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom. "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him. "I must have done it very well." "Miriam didn't like it. She thought it silly."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must have done it very well."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I must have done it very well."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must have done it very well."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought it silly."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must have done it very well."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
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From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
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From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
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From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miriam didn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miriam didn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought it silly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought it silly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
