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Chapter XXIII
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?" I exclaimed, all tremulous. "When you met me at Quebec, I mean--why didn't you tell me then? Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?" "Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When you met me at Quebec, I mean--why didn't you tell me then?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"”
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
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From this reading "Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
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From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
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From this reading I exclaimed, all tremulous.
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed, all tremulous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
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From this reading "Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
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From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
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From this reading "When you met me at Quebec, I mean--why didn't you tell me then?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When you met me at Quebec, I mean--why didn't you tell me then?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
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From this reading "When you met me at Quebec, I mean--why didn't you tell me then?
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From this reading Did you and Elsie come there on purpose to meet me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
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From this reading I exclaimed, all tremulous.
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
at the time that
From this reading "When you met me at Quebec, I mean--why didn't you tell me then?
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From this reading "Yes, we came there to meet you," Jack answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL "But why didn't you explain it all to me at the very first?"
