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Chapter XXIX
“Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town. “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for? Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him. HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good. She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.”
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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 “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
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From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
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From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
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From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading HE don't want it; and she said, herself, it ain't any good.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
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From this reading She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
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From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
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From this reading She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
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From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last thing she said was to be sure not to forget to give it to him.
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From this reading “Aunt Sarah's a funny old lady,” Penrod observed, on the way back to the town.
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From this reading “What's she want me to give papa this old sling for?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She's older than you or papa, isn't she?”
