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Chapter X
“Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity. “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream! And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world. Did you know it, dear?” It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
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characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading ““Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading ““Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.”
make a soft swishing sound
From this reading ““Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.”
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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 “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
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From this reading Did you know it, dear?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you know it, dear?”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you know it, dear?”
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
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From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you know it, dear?”
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From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
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From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
make a soft swishing sound
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
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From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they _always_ purr.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
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From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You woke me out of oh! such a nice dream!
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From this reading And you’ve been along with me, Kitty—all through the Looking-Glass world.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your majesty shouldn’t purr so loud,” Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
