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Chapter XXIV
Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command: "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself." "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not! Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!" Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “"Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!”
any thing at all
From this reading “Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:”
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
any thing at all
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
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From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
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From this reading Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
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From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
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From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
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From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both girls looked at her in sheer astonishment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Miss Gertie," she cried, clasping her hands together in an agony of entreaty, "I can not--oh, indeed I can not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie Glenn never forgot the despairing cry that broke from Daisy's white lips as she repeated her command:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you to deliver this note to Mr. Rex Lyon himself."
