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Chapter XII
“Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned. “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear. Won’t one of you come and help me?” Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right. I forgot.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Won’t one of you come and help me?””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ““Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Won’t one of you come and help me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Won’t one of you come and help me?”
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
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From this reading I forgot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Won’t one of you come and help me?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Won’t one of you come and help me?”
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Won’t one of you come and help me?”
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
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From this reading Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
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From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh dear!” she called sweetly as she neared them, and they having heard her footsteps had turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as the two of them turned, “That’s right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won’t one of you come and help me?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m so sorry to trouble you, but some one has locked that side door, and I can’t open it or make them hear.
