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all
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
answer
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
arrived
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From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
Cissy
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
Davey
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
dear
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From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
directed
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
easily
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From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
echoed
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
else
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From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
Eve
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
evening
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
extravagantly
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
friendship
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
go
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
hasn't
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
haven't
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
Horton
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From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
man
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From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
mayn't
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
moment
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From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
much
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
once
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
particularly
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From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
round
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
see
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From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
sorts
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
straight
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
taken
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From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
things
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
up
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From this reading But Horton had already taken him easily up.
wants
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From this reading "Of course I know, my dear man, that he particularly wants to see me.
wondering
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From this reading "He hasn't written me all sorts of things"--Horton directed this answer to Davey alone--"but has written me in such straight confidence and friendship that Eve been wondering if I mayn't go round to him this evening."
wretch
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From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
written
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From this reading He has written me nothing else from the moment he arrived."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He has written you, you wretch," Cissy at once extravagantly echoed--"he has written you all sorts of things and you haven't so much as told me?"
