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Chapter IX
PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?” “Probably I will, my boy. What is it?” “I want you to come and take a walk with me.” “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I want you to come and take a walk with me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I want you to come and take a walk with me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.”
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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 “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
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From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Probably I will, my boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
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From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Probably I will, my boy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?”
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From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Probably I will, my boy.
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From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Probably I will, my boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I want you to come and take a walk with me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PHYLLIS “Aunt Rachel,” said Dick, marching to the library, “will you do something for me?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But it’s nearly supper-time, Dicky; quite time for you to go and brush your hair, and put on a fresh collar.
