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Chapter XVI
FOR MAYBELLE'S SAKE MRS. BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened. What _could_ the woman mean! "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle. "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.”
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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 BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
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From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What _could_ the woman mean!
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From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR MAYBELLE'S SAKE MRS.
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From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
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From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
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From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
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From this reading FOR MAYBELLE'S SAKE MRS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
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From this reading What _could_ the woman mean!
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From this reading FOR MAYBELLE'S SAKE MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading FOR MAYBELLE'S SAKE MRS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
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From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
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From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What _could_ the woman mean!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _could_ the woman mean!
which person or people
From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BURNHAM stared at her guest with a look that was not simply bewildered, it was frightened.
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From this reading What _could_ the woman mean!
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From this reading "Who is Maybelle?" she spoke the words almost fiercely; but her bewildered guest kept her voice low and gentle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must ask you to forgive me, dear Mrs. Burnham.
