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Chapter XXI
A HOPE OF CHANGE. They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee. “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.” “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted. “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
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demanded something firmly
From this reading ““I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.”
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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 A HOPE OF CHANGE.
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From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
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From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
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From this reading A HOPE OF CHANGE.
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From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
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From this reading A HOPE OF CHANGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOPE OF CHANGE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
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From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
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From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
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From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
