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Chapter VIII
“But I don't want to talk,” said I. “I don't want to talk to anybody.” “Good for you,” said Charles Edward. “Now I'll run along.” I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Now I'll run along.””
any person at all
From this reading ““I don't want to talk to anybody.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!”
apart from; not including
From this reading “I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good for you,” said Charles Edward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!”
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Now I'll run along.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
any person at all
From this reading “I don't want to talk to anybody.”
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
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From this reading “Good for you,” said Charles Edward.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
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From this reading “Good for you,” said Charles Edward.
apart from; not including
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Good for you,” said Charles Edward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good for you,” said Charles Edward.
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
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From this reading “Now I'll run along.”
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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From this reading “Now I'll run along.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now I'll run along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
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From this reading “But I don't want to talk,” said I.
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From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
at the time that
From this reading I sat there on the piazza watching him, thinking he'd been awfully good to me, and feeling less bruised, somehow, than I do when the rest of the family advise me--except mother!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good for you,” said Charles Edward.
