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Chapter VII
"Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar. "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?" "Well, why not?" answered the boy. "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree? What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, why not?" answered the boy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, why not?" answered the boy.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?”
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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 tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, why not?" answered the boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "Well, why not?" answered the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
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From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
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From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
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From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, why not?" answered the boy.
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From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
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From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
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From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
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From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, why not?" answered the boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
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From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading "Well, why not?" answered the boy.
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From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
in or at the place that
From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
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From this reading "Well, why not?" answered the boy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mrs. Loring will carry no tales, I am sure," said Lavendar.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
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From this reading What's to prevent the old woman living on where she is?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
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From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But tell me, my dear fellow, did you imagine that Mrs. Prettyman would be a gainer by your action?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Didn't you tell me yourself that Waller R. A. wouldn't look at the cottage without the tree?
