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Chapter X
"OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything. I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so." "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris. I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance. "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.”
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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 "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
any thing at all
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
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From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
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From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
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From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
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From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
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From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
which person or people
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
