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Chapter XII
Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself. He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge. His mother was gathering roses in the garden. He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her. “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
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From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
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From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
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From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
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From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
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From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
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From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
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From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
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From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
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From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
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From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
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From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
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From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
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From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
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From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
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From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
up to a particular time
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
