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Chapter VIII
KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR. Katy reached Washington Street once more. She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy. "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her. "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Katy reached Washington Street once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.”
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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 She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
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From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
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From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
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From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
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From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
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From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy reached Washington Street once more.
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy reached Washington Street once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy reached Washington Street once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy reached Washington Street once more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
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From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATY SELLS OUT AND VISITS THE MAYOR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No!" was the prompt and emphatic answer of the gentleman addressed.
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From this reading Katy reached Washington Street once more.
which person or people
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to the first person who passed near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had lost all her timidity, and would not have feared to accost the governor, if she had met him, and request him to purchase a cent's worth of molasses candy.
