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Chapter V
NOBBLES' MISFORTUNE. Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye. 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad. 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck. 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.”
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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 Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
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From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
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From this reading NOBBLES' MISFORTUNE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
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From this reading 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.
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From this reading NOBBLES' MISFORTUNE.
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From this reading 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh!' cried Bobby, clasping her round the neck.
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From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I am going back to India,' she told him; and though her face was grave her eyes were glad.
at the time that
From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
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From this reading Bobby was soon up and about again, but he had a great disappointment when one day his friend, Lady Isobel, came to him to wish him good-bye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Take me with you, and then I'll look for my father.
