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Chapter XXXV
The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be. She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky. And she could not cut free from her anchor. The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone. Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And she could not cut free from her anchor.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “And she could not cut free from her anchor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.”
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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 She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
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From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
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From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
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From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
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From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
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From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
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From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she could not cut free from her anchor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
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From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim, finding her the poorest of company, called on his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
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From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
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From this reading She wanted to be a Marchioness and sail away to the peerful sky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day Kedzie was still cantankerous, as it was perfectly natural that she should be.
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From this reading The Marquess was winding up his propeller to fly alone.
