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Chapter XIII
Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl. “That’s the one! That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered. “Now, isn’t she a chicken? Don’t you think Harry is right?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you think Harry is right?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you think Harry is right?”
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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 “Now, isn’t she a chicken?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
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From this reading “Now, isn’t she a chicken?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
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From this reading “Now, isn’t she a chicken?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
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From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
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From this reading “That’s the one!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
