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Chapter XIX
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged. Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you. Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer. You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.”
every person
From this reading “Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.”
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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 Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
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From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
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From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
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From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
every person
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
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From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
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From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
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From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
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From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
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From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
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From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
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From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
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From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
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From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
