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Chapter XXX
AN APPEAL. “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands. “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows. You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that. If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.”
for the reason that
From this reading ““I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.”
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From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPEAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
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From this reading AN APPEAL.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
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From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
for the reason that
From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
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From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
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From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
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From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
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From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
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From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
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From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
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From this reading “I have come--because I promised,” said Innocent--“no one knows.
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From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
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From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
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From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
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From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
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From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were to help me if I wanted help; I have come--for that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I ever wanted to go away--to have some one to help me--that was what you said.--Surely you recollect?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Innocent! you here, and alone--where are the others?” cried Sir Alexis, taking both her hands.
