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Chapter IX
IN WHICH PHIL HAS A VISITOR AT THE CASTLE. "Won't you ride?" I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass. "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush. I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL HAS A VISITOR AT THE CASTLE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.”
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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 IN WHICH PHIL HAS A VISITOR AT THE CASTLE.
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From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
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From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL HAS A VISITOR AT THE CASTLE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL HAS A VISITOR AT THE CASTLE.
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From this reading "Won't you ride?"
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
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From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
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From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not then understand the absurdity of the invitation I extended to her.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL HAS A VISITOR AT THE CASTLE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, I thank you," she answered, with a smile and a blush.
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From this reading "Won't you ride?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you ride?"
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From this reading I asked, as the young lady stepped out of the road to allow my team to pass.
