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Chapter IX
"For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture. "Come down this instant! How dare you be so rash? You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?" "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come down this instant!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"”
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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 "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
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From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come down this instant!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading How dare you be so rash?
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From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
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From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
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From this reading "Come down this instant!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading How dare you be so rash?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
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From this reading "Come down this instant!
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From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
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From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
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From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
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From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come down this instant!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
