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Chapter VII
"She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said. "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away. She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch. Didn't you find her that way, dad?" "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.”
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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 was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
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From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
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From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
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From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
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From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
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From this reading Didn't you find her that way, dad?"
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From this reading Didn't you find her that way, dad?"
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From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
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From this reading Didn't you find her that way, dad?"
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From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Didn't you find her that way, dad?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
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From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Didn't you find her that way, dad?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And so adoring when you sang, and so lonesome when she had to ride away.
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From this reading "She was Scotch enough," Tom mumbled from his chair by the fire.
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From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a queer kid--and she's just as unexpected now--just as Scotch.
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From this reading Didn't you find her that way, dad?"
at the time that
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She always looked so horrified when she saw you smoking," he said.
