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Chapter XXIX
"Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers. "You must not call any one. I want to die! I am so tired of living. I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “"Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"You must not call any one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"You must not call any one.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so tired of living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading "You must not call any one.
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From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
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From this reading "You must not call any one.
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From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading I want to die!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
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From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to die!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
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From this reading I am so tired of living.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must not call any one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You must not call any one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am so tired of living.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You must not call any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so tired of living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hush!" cried Jessie, sinking back on her pillow, and clutching frantically the hand that held hers.
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From this reading I am so tired of living.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to die!
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From this reading I want to die!
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From this reading I want to tell you my story, Mrs. Brown--it seems to me that I shall go wild if I do not tell some one; and you seem so sympathetic and kind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must not call any one.
