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Chapter IX
DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND. "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale. "Are you taken ill?" "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief. There are perfumes that make me feel faint."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are perfumes that make me feel faint."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.”
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From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you taken ill?"
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From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
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From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
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From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
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From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
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From this reading There are perfumes that make me feel faint."
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From this reading There are perfumes that make me feel faint."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
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From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading "Are you taken ill?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are perfumes that make me feel faint."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
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From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
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From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading There are perfumes that make me feel faint."
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From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you taken ill?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
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From this reading There are perfumes that make me feel faint."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It is nothing, nothing," replied Dick, hurriedly, and contradicted himself by adding, "It must be the perfume on this handkerchief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
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From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
which person or people
From this reading "Dear me, sir!" said Mrs. Pond, who had noticed that he had turned pale.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DICK COMES TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CONSTABLE POND.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you taken ill?"
