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Chapter VIII
Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there. In the evening it won't be so fine any more. Don't you think I could carry you?" "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am. Oh, I wish I could walk!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Don't you think I could carry you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the evening it won't be so fine any more.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you think I could carry you?"”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
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From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
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From this reading Don't you think I could carry you?"
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Don't you think I could carry you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
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From this reading Don't you think I could carry you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't you think I could carry you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But Heidi," Clara said, "of course you can't; you are much smaller than I am.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you think I could carry you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could walk!"
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could walk!"
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From this reading In the evening it won't be so fine any more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suddenly she turned and ran back to Clara, shouting to her from far: "Oh, you must come, Clara, it is so lovely there.
