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Chapter IX
'Be off! Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated. Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together. But Madame Chanteau was growing angry. 'Stay where you are, Louisette.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.”
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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 Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
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From this reading But Madame Chanteau was growing angry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Stay where you are, Louisette.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Be off!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Madame Chanteau was growing angry.
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From this reading But Madame Chanteau was growing angry.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading But Madame Chanteau was growing angry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading 'Stay where you are, Louisette.
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From this reading But Madame Chanteau was growing angry.
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From this reading 'Be off!
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From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
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From this reading 'Stay where you are, Louisette.
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From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
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From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Madame Chanteau was growing angry.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Stay where you are, Louisette.
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From this reading Louise, completely overcome, unable to find a word to say in her own defence, had already opened her drawers to get her clothes together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Stay where you are, Louisette.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pack up your things at once and be off!' she repeated.
