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Chapter VI
Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown. Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells. "Have a nosegay?"' she asked. A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth: "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have a nosegay?"' she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have a nosegay?"' she asked.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:”
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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 Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
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From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
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From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have a nosegay?"' she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
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From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
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From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
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From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
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From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
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From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have a nosegay?"' she asked.
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From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
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From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
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From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
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From this reading "Have a nosegay?"' she asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana held out her hand, full of primroses and bluebells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
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From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've run away, and I mean to stay away.
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From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A shake of the head was the only answer given, and then suddenly the little stranger burst forth:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inez Appears The little girl seated herself at the extreme end of the tree-trunk; she looked at Diana with a frown.
