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Chapter VII
"But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this. I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards." But one thing she did wish then, deliberately. She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it. "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
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later than; following
From this reading “"But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.”
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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 I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
later than; following
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
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From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
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From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
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From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
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From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
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From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
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From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
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From this reading But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.
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From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
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From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
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From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
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From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat back on her heels and clasped her fingers over the heavy carving of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
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From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
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From this reading But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing she did wish then, deliberately.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
at the time that
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
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From this reading I might wish for something in a hurry, and be terribly sorry afterwards."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Please, dear wishing ring, let John be in love with me!" she begged.
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From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But anyway," Joy told the ring severely, "I won't touch you when I make wishes after this.
