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Chapter II
The young man laughed. “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you? But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’” “Oh, Uncle George!” Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’””
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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 “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
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From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
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From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
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From this reading “Oh, Uncle George!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
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From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
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From this reading The young man laughed.
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From this reading The young man laughed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
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From this reading “Oh, Uncle George!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.
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From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
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From this reading The young man laughed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?
