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Chapter VIII
"Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?" "Oh, no, sir! Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always. He has a special way of knowing things." "A special way of knowing things?"
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has a special way of knowing things."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.”
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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 "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyrus doesn't have to hear your voice, always.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, sir!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
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From this reading "Oh, no, sir!
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading "Oh, no, sir!
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From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
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From this reading He has a special way of knowing things."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean," said her father, "that your voice carried from this house to his, nearly a mile away?"
