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Chapter II
V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now. You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages? You fear for her safety? Give yourself no uneasiness about her. Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?”
for the reason that
From this reading “You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Give yourself no uneasiness about her.”
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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 V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
for the reason that
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading You fear for her safety?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You fear for her safety?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You fear for her safety?
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
not any; not one
From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading You fear for her safety?
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
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From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
in the company of; together with
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
