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Chapter II
“What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully. And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books. The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles. “What is the matter with you?” she asked. “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.”
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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 The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
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From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
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From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
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From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
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From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
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From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
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From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
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From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
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From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
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From this reading The sight of books always gave Sara a hungry feeling, and she could not help drawing near to them if only to read their titles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
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From this reading “My papa has sent me some more books,” answered Ermengarde woefully, “and he expects me to read them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it is just possible she would not have spoken to her, if she had not seen the books.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is the matter with you?” she asked her, perhaps rather disdainfully.
