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Chapter XXXVI
THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice." Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously. "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?" Ellen smiled on her mother patronisingly. "It looks like he wants to call on me."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.”
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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 Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
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From this reading "It looks like he wants to call on me."
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen smiled on her mother patronisingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks like he wants to call on me."
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From this reading "It looks like he wants to call on me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
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From this reading "It looks like he wants to call on me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It looks like he wants to call on me."
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From this reading Ellen smiled on her mother patronisingly.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading Ellen smiled on her mother patronisingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien glanced at Rosie a little nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen smiled on her mother patronisingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
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From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It looks like he wants to call on me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Ellen dear," she asked, "why does he want to be coming up here?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WATCH-DOG That night at supper, Ellen remarked casually: "Harry's coming to town on Saturday, and if he comes up here, I want you all to treat him nice."
