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Chapter IX
“She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked. “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing. You shouldn't be so exclusive, Alice.” “Mother, I do believe she paints.” With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Mother, I do believe she paints.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.”
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From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You shouldn't be so exclusive, Alice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mother, I do believe she paints.”
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From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mother, I do believe she paints.”
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From this reading You shouldn't be so exclusive, Alice.”
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From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
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From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
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From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
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From this reading “Mother, I do believe she paints.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
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From this reading You shouldn't be so exclusive, Alice.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You shouldn't be so exclusive, Alice.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said her mother, “I think she is very amusing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Patience, Mrs. Mavick felt on surer ground.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She might have gone to the grave-yard without coming into the house,” Alice remarked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shouldn't be so exclusive, Alice.”
