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Chapter IX
[She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.] JOY. [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs! [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in. He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
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From this reading “[DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.”
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From this reading “[On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!”
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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 [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
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From this reading [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
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From this reading [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.
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From this reading [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.
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From this reading [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
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From this reading JOY.
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [DICK, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in.
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From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty.
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
in the company of; together with
From this reading [She sits down on the swing, concealing the paint pot with her feet and skirts.]
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From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs!
