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Chapter II
"I can't help it," said Dick doggedly. "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine. I mean to have it, too." "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me? I tell you I will have that stone!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you I will have that stone!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
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From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
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From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
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From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
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From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
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From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
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From this reading I mean to have it, too."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't help it," said Dick doggedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
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From this reading I tell you I will have that stone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you I will have that stone!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tell you I will have that stone!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean to have it, too."
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From this reading I mean to have it, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I tell you I will have that stone!
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From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, you unnatural little rascal!" cried the justly-enraged father, "do you mean to defy me?
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From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've had your wish, and I don't see why I shouldn't have mine.
