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Chapter XX
DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_. TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30. _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_). You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me? (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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on the subject of; concerning
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30.”
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From this reading TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
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From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
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From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
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From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
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From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
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From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
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From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
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From this reading TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30.
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From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
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From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
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From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
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From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
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From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
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From this reading TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30.
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From this reading (_Irresolutely._) Perhaps I had better just run in and say good night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIME--_Saturday night, about_ 11.30.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
which person or people
From this reading _Lady Maisie_ (_to_ PHILLIPSON, _who is brushing her hair_).
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From this reading DIFFERENT PERSONS HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS LADY MAISIE'S _Room at Wyvern_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are _sure_ mamma isn't expecting me?
