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Chapter XIX
“And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?” But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother. “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully. “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.” “What has changed her?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““What has changed her?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.””
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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 But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
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From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
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From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading “What has changed her?”
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From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
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From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has changed her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
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From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
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From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
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From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
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From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
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From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
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From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
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From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
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From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
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From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
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From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
