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Chapter XXI
"Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly. "Carmichael!" "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice. And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge. That was about it, wasn't it?"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That was about it, wasn't it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.”
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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 "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was about it, wasn't it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
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From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
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From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
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From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
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From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was about it, wasn't it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was about it, wasn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Carmichael!" the Indian gentleman cried out loudly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
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From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was about it, wasn't it?"
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From this reading That was about it, wasn't it?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must not frighten her," Mr. Carmichael said aside to him in a quick, low voice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And he added aloud to Sara, "So you were sent up into the attic, and made into a little drudge.
