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Chapter VI
"I know there ain't, ma'am. But for all that, she spies on me." "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me. "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?" "I don't know; but one does."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know there ain't, ma'am.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"”
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From this reading "I know there ain't, ma'am.
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From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
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From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know; but one does."
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From this reading "I don't know; but one does."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
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From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know there ain't, ma'am.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know there ain't, ma'am.
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From this reading "I know there ain't, ma'am.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
not any; not one
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for all that, she spies on me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know there ain't, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be reasonable, Jane," I said, disguising the shock her words produced on me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If there be no red-haired girl in the house, how can you have one watching you?"
