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Chapter XVII
“I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.” “That’s my own Frank. What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan. I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant. I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.””
any thing at all
From this reading “I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.”
for the reason that
From this reading “What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.”
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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 What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
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From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
any thing at all
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
for the reason that
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
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From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
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From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
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From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
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From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
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From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
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From this reading “That’s my own Frank.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know that boys require so much more to amuse them than girls do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
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From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I said to mamma, I said because I thought it right; but you must not say that I am a Puritan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I did not mean to vex you, and I won’t say such things again.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would do anything in my power to make your holidays bright and pleasant.
