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Chapter V
A SAFETY-VALVE. "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night. "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something. You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed." "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.”
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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 A SAFETY-VALVE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
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From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
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From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
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From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
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From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
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From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
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From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
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From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
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From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAFETY-VALVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fly caved in, didn't she?" said Polly to her eldest sister that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
at the time that
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was rather brutal to her," said Polly, in a nonchalant tone, flinging up the sash of the bedroom window as she spoke, and indulging in a careless whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, poor little mite, she did, in a touching way," said Helen; "but she seemed in trouble about something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how reserved she is about her feelings, but when she sat on my knee she quite sobbed."
