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Chapter XII
"I wonder if I dare?" "Of course, you can, dear. Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?" "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?" "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course, you can, dear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “"I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"”
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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 "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
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From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Of course, you can, dear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, you can, dear.
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From this reading "I wonder if I dare?"
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From this reading "Of course, you can, dear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
to think that something will happen
From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
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From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
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From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if I dare?"
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From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if I dare?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
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From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, you can, dear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
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From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
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From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
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From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
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From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
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From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
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From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
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From this reading Have I ever tired or frightened any one in the whole course of my life?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
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From this reading "I'll send him a wire telling him not to expect us to-night.
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From this reading "I wonder if I dare?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course, you can, dear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been so shamefully neglected, dear, and what will your father say?"
