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Chapter XI
"_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!" Aunt Carrie said nervously. "Letting the poor child stay up so late! She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night! Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."”
no person; not anyone
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Letting the poor child stay up so late!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."”
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From this reading Aunt Carrie said nervously.
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
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From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
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From this reading Aunt Carrie said nervously.
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From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
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From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
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From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
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From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
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From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Carrie said nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
no person; not anyone
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Carrie said nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
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From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She ought to be in bed this minute, even if it is Saturday night!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
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From this reading Or else she ought to be here to listen to her own bad little cousin trying to put his terrible responsibility on her shoulders."
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From this reading "Letting the poor child stay up so late!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
at the time that
From this reading "_Nobody_ knows what that man'll do, when he decides to!"
