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Chapter VIII
The girl turned round upon him like a fury. ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me? I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so. I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head. You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The girl turned round upon him like a fury.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.”
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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 girl turned round upon him like a fury.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
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From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
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From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
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From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
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From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
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From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
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From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
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From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
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From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
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From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
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From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
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From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
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From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
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From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
