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Chapter VII
"No, no, quite a mistake. You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly. "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up. What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?" Viva reflected deeply.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, no, quite a mistake.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"”
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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 "No, no, quite a mistake.
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading Viva reflected deeply.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
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From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
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From this reading "No, no, quite a mistake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, quite a mistake.
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From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, no, quite a mistake.
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From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
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From this reading Viva reflected deeply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
seriously and formally
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
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From this reading Viva reflected deeply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
