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Chapter VII
MILLIKEN.--Hem! I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me. LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand. This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother. Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.”
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From this reading Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
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From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
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From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
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From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
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From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
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From this reading MILLIKEN.--Hem!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
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From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
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From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
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From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
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From this reading MILLIKEN.--Hem!
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From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
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From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
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From this reading Ah, ah! there she is, there she is!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
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From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
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From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will never do: help me up, Clarence, I must go and fetch his mother.
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From this reading LADY K.--He won't listen! he turns away and kisses her horrible hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ought to thank you, Lady Kicklebury, for it is you that have given her to me.
