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Chapter VII
“Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.” “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?” Mrs. Lander appealed. “No. There wasn't any danger before. But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““No. There wasn't any danger before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
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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 But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
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From this reading Mrs. Lander appealed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “No. There wasn't any danger before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. There wasn't any danger before.
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
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From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
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From this reading “But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
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From this reading “Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay.”
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From this reading “No. There wasn't any danger before.
at the time that
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
