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Chapter VIII
A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home. She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon. “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy. She is just as much a live little girl as I am. And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
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later than; following
From this reading “A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is just as much a live little girl as I am.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?””
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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 A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
later than; following
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
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From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
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From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
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From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
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From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
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From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
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From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
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From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
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From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
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From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
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From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
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From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
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From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
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From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
