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Chapter VII
The door slammed behind Miss Juggins. The girls looked at each other. "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then. "_She_ would be fifty times worse. Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girls looked at each other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"_She_ would be fifty times worse.”
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
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From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading The girls looked at each other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
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From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading The girls looked at each other.
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From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
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From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
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From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
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From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
