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"What were you laughing at, Lucy?" Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing. "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom. "A bit paper, aunt, that's all." "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.”
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading “Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.”
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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 "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
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From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
moving to the inside of something
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
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From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
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From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
