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Chapter XIX
"Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly. "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?" Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude. "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!" Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"”
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
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From this reading "Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.
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From this reading "Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.
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From this reading "Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
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From this reading "Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
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From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
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From this reading "Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
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From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
