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Chapter XI
I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed. "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done." "It must be done." "And what if I do?" "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
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later than; following
From this reading “I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It must be done."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.”
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later than; following
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
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From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
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From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And what if I do?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
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From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
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From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
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From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
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From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And what if I do?"
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From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
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From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
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From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
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From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be done."
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From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
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From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, Maaster Jasper," she replied, "it caan't be done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE NAOMI PENRYN, AND AM GREATLY ENCOURAGED, BUT SOON AFTER AM TAKEN PRISONER Tryphena looked at me like one dazed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what if I do?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will leave the house in an hour," I replied, "and no one shall know of what you have done, not even Ikey."
