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Chapter XIII
"Yes, you've got your hat on yet." Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right. He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it. We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had. She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Yes, you've got your hat on yet."”
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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 He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
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From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
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From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
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From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.
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From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.
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From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
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From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."
