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HAROLD SITS IN A GAME. When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her. "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life! Where in the world did you get this silly idea?" "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.”
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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 HAROLD SITS IN A GAME.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
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From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
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From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
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From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading HAROLD SITS IN A GAME.
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From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
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From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
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From this reading HAROLD SITS IN A GAME.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
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From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAROLD SITS IN A GAME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
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From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAROLD SITS IN A GAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Harold noticed it first," she replied, "and called my attention to it; and now I can see that you really have been failing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
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From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
at the time that
From this reading When Elizabeth Compton broached to her father the subject of a much-needed rest and a trip to the Orient, he laughed at her.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
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From this reading "Why, girl," he cried, "I was never better in my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where in the world did you get this silly idea?"
