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TRY AGAIN. THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort. I have been praying about it.” “That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold. “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I have been praying about it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TRY AGAIN.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been praying about it.””
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.”
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading ““I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been praying about it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have been praying about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRY AGAIN.
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From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
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From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been praying about it.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading “That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold.
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From this reading “That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold.
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From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been praying about it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
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From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been praying about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading I have been praying about it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
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From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
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From this reading “That’s my brave little bride!” said Harold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
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From this reading TRY AGAIN.
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From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE following morning, Alicia timidly said to her husband, “If you approve, Harold, I think that I will try again to enter the fort.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will make arrangements to prevent your being exposed to any unnecessary alarm or annoyance.
