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Chapter X
“Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I. “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do. Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me. Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you. Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.”
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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 Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
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From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
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From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
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From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
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From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
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From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
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From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
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From this reading “Mr. Crofton wishes it almost as much as I do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such a change would do you good, and I do not need to tell you how pleasant it would be to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why will not you come with us to London, Alice?” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Harley and the young people at home can spare you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Kate, you know, is quite old enough to help your mother.
