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Chapter V
When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note. "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die." "Oh, no, you will not die. You will soon grow very fond of her." "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will soon grow very fond of her."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
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From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
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From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
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From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
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From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
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From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
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From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
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From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
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From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
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From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
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From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
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From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
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From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
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From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
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From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
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From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
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From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
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From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
at the time that
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
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From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
