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Chapter IV
Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive. Greet her—she’s hailing a stranger! Meet her—she’s busking to leave! Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve! Largesse!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.”
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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 Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
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From this reading Meet her—she’s busking to leave!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Greet her—she’s hailing a stranger!
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From this reading Greet her—she’s hailing a stranger!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Greet her—she’s hailing a stranger!
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From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Largesse!
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Meet her—she’s busking to leave!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meet her—she’s busking to leave!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
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From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
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From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Greet her—she’s hailing a stranger!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Greet her—she’s hailing a stranger!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady— Kittle to lead or drive.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let her alone for a shrew to the bone And the hussy comes plucking your sleeve!
