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Chapter XXXV
POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked: “Did he say what he wanted?” Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop. I don’t want that man in my house. He--” Chase answered Wint.
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later than; following
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He--” Chase answered Wint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:”
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later than; following
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He--” Chase answered Wint.
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did he say what he wanted?”
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From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
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From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
to think that something will happen
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did he say what he wanted?”
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
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From this reading I don’t want that man in my house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don’t want that man in my house.
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want that man in my house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t want that man in my house.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did he say what he wanted?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
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From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want that man in my house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did he say what he wanted?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Did he say what he wanted?”
at the time that
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading POOR HETTY AGAIN When Chase came back from the table after telling Kite that they would expect him at the appointed time, Wint asked:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Chase exclaimed: “I don’t think you ought to have let him come, Winthrop.
