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Chapter XIII
"And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie. "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta. "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world. To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever. It does seem odd, doesn't it?"
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “"Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.”
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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 To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does seem odd, doesn't it?"
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From this reading It does seem odd, doesn't it?"
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From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does seem odd, doesn't it?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
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From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
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From this reading It does seem odd, doesn't it?"
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From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
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From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
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From this reading It does seem odd, doesn't it?"
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From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
extremely frightened
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And my mother is the strongest," retorted Flossie.
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From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, there, don't let us quarrel," said Nesta.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I'm rather terrified at the way they're taking things at home--not a word-- not a line, nothing whatever.
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From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I hadn't you for my friend now, Floss, I'd be the most miserable girl in the world.
