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Chapter VI
“Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.” “I ca’n’t,” said Bruno. “There wouldn’t be time. Besides, I don’t _know_ everything.” The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, I don’t _know_ everything.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.””
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There wouldn’t be time.”
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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 good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There wouldn’t be time.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I don’t _know_ everything.”
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From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
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From this reading “I ca’n’t,” said Bruno.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, I don’t _know_ everything.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
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From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ca’n’t,” said Bruno.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, I don’t _know_ everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
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From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
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From this reading “There wouldn’t be time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There wouldn’t be time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come to me, my little gentleman,” said our hostess, lifting Bruno into her lap, “and tell me everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good woman looked a little puzzled, and turned to Sylvie for help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wouldn’t be time.
