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Chapter XXIII
“Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose. “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother. “Aunt Mabel, for heaven’s sake don’t stare.” He compelled the pair to walk on with him. “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.”
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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 “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
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From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
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From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
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From this reading He compelled the pair to walk on with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
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From this reading “Aunt Mabel, for heaven’s sake don’t stare.”
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From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
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From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He compelled the pair to walk on with him.
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He compelled the pair to walk on with him.
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
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From this reading “Aunt Mabel, for heaven’s sake don’t stare.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
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From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He compelled the pair to walk on with him.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
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From this reading He compelled the pair to walk on with him.
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From this reading “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
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From this reading “Aunt Mabel, for heaven’s sake don’t stare.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
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From this reading He compelled the pair to walk on with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
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From this reading “Oh, look!” cried a young lady emerging with her brother and her aunt through the gate of Brasenose.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Jessie, if you look round over your shoulder...
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Jessie, try to behave yourself,” hissed her brother.
