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Chapter XI
"Oh, oh!--how could she! The misguided creature! And when she might have had you instead! I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder. "Would you really?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Oh, oh!--how could she!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The misguided creature!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And when she might have had you instead!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And when she might have had you instead!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would you really?”
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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 I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, oh!--how could she!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The misguided creature!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading "Oh, oh!--how could she!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
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From this reading The misguided creature!
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading "Oh, oh!--how could she!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
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From this reading "Would you really?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, oh!--how could she!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The misguided creature!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
at the time that
From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I'd marry you myself if I were big enough!" cried Pixie in a fervour of indignation which was more soothing than any expressions of sympathy; and the Captain stretched out his hand and patted her tenderly on the shoulder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you really?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And when she might have had you instead!
