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Chapter XXI
“We were just bringing her back. No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room. That’s where ye will find her. I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey. She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is just out of what little wits she ever had.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is just out of what little wits she ever had.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.”
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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 No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
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From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
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From this reading “We were just bringing her back.
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From this reading “We were just bringing her back.
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From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
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From this reading That’s where ye will find her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
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From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We were just bringing her back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We were just bringing her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
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From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
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From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
above and across; more than
From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
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From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s where ye will find her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt she has darted in at the side door--she was always a hasty creature--and got into her own room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were just bringing her back.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were just bringing her back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
in or at the place that
From this reading That’s where ye will find her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That’s where ye will find her.
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From this reading She is just out of what little wits she ever had.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading That’s where ye will find her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot tell you what has come over the monkey.
