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Chapter VII
“My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham. “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.” “How do you do, my dear young lady? The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see. But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you do, my dear young lady?
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From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear young lady?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
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From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
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From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
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From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
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From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
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From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My dear, this is Mrs. Lenny,” said Lady Markham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, Lenny, you never told me how like she was to her father at her age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has kindly taken us on her way to the north.”
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
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From this reading The Colonel wrote me word about you all, praising you up, one more than another, and I thought I’d like to come and see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you do, my dear young lady?
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear young lady?
