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Chapter XIII
'When We Two Met!' Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major. 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness. 'I dare say you may, dear.' 'But shall I have an organ to play?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'But shall I have an organ to play?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “'I dare say you may, dear.'”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
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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 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
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From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
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From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
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From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
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From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
at the time that
From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
