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Chapter III
"Who is Emily?" Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done. "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand. They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs. "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"”
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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 "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
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From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who is Emily?"
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From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
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From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
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From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
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From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is Emily?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
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From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ermengarde asked, just as Miss Minchin had done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
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From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come up to my room and see," said Sara, holding out her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who is Emily?"
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From this reading They jumped down from the window-seat together, and went upstairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Is it true," Ermengarde whispered, as they went through the hall--"is it true that you have a playroom all to yourself?"
