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Chapter VI
ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory." SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy. "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you. I was awful glad--I was that." "Have you got it done?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you got it done?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you got it done?”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
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From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."
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From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
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From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
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From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
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From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you got it done?
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From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
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From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
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From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
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From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."
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From this reading "Have you got it done?
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From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got it done?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."
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From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
at the time that
From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."
but in spite of that
From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.
