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Chapter XIV
DARLING, I fear that man! The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.” It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke. She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration. “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.”
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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 beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
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From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
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From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
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From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
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From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
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From this reading DARLING, I fear that man!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
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From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
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From this reading DARLING, I fear that man!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
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From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
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From this reading It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DARLING, I fear that man!
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From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DARLING, I fear that man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DARLING, I fear that man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take courage, love!” said Marty O'Malley tenderly; “I'm too swift for the duck.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
which person or people
From this reading It was Gwendolin O'Toole who spoke.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was a beautiful blonde angel, and as she clung to her lover, Marty O'Malley, they were a picture from which a painter would have drawn an inspiration.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The cruel guy can from his place as umpire do you up.”
