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Chapter IV
“When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners. Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.” Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously. Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood. He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.”
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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 Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
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From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
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From this reading Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
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From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
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From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
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From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
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From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
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From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
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From this reading Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
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From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
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From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
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From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.”
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From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
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From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick said nothing, but he looked at Rod curiously.
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From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
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From this reading Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gets his temper from his mother, as a horse should.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
at the time that
From this reading “When my affliction came,” said Tweezy, gently, “I was very near to losin’ my manners.
which person or people
From this reading Rick is a sunny-tempered child who never bears malice, and I don’t think he quite understood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Allow me to extend to you my sympathy, suh.”
