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Chapter VI
INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon. "Who on earth is Imogen Clark? I never heard the name before," replied her aunt. "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl! She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.”
during the time that
From this reading “She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.”
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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 hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
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From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
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From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
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From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
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From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who on earth is Imogen Clark?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
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From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
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From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
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From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who on earth is Imogen Clark?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
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From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
during the time that
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
which person or people
From this reading "Who on earth is Imogen Clark?
