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Chapter X
When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own. There, however, he spoke. "Look here! You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?" "No," said Florence heartily.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here!”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “There, however, he spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here!”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"”
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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 When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
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From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
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From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
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From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading "No," said Florence heartily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here!
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There, however, he spoke.
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Florence heartily.
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From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
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From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading "No," said Florence heartily.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading There, however, he spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
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From this reading There, however, he spoke.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
at the time that
From this reading When Florence left the house, he impulsively accompanied her, maintaining a nervous silence as they walked the short distance between Uncle Joseph's front gate and her own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't haf to go and believe everything that ole girl told you, do you?"
