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Chapter XIII
When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders. He had demurred a little. "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted. "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said. "They won't know it's my shawl.
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demanded something firmly
From this reading “"I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They won't know it's my shawl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had demurred a little.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.”
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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 He had demurred a little.
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From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
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From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
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From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
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From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
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From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
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From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
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From this reading He had demurred a little.
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From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
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From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had demurred a little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
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From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
demanded something firmly
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
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From this reading "They won't know it's my shawl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They won't know it's my shawl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had demurred a little.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They won't know it's my shawl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
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From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
above and across; more than
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
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From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
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From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
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From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
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From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They won't know it's my shawl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
at the time that
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They won't know it's my shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Richard Alger went home he wore an old brown shawl of Sylvia's over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll catch your death of cold, goin' home in your shirt-sleeves," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't go down the street with your shawl on, Sylvia," he had pleaded, but Sylvia insisted.
