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Chapter IV
"Oh--oh!" gasped Norah. Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement. "He told me I was not to look at you. He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you. I-- I was afraid to move," panted Norah in indignation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He told me I was not to look at you.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.”
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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 Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
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From this reading I-- I was afraid to move," panted Norah in indignation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
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From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
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From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh--oh!" gasped Norah.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I-- I was afraid to move," panted Norah in indignation.
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From this reading I-- I was afraid to move," panted Norah in indignation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
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From this reading I-- I was afraid to move," panted Norah in indignation.
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From this reading "Oh--oh!" gasped Norah.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh--oh!" gasped Norah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I-- I was afraid to move," panted Norah in indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex burst into a roar of laughter, and Edna pleaded eagerly to be told of the reason of their excitement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
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From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He told me I was not to look at you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He told me--there was something-- wrong--with your eyes; that you didn't like people to stare at you.
