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Chapter XV
LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George. "Where am I going?" she finally ventured. "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply. "How does that suit you?" "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I going?" she finally ventured.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does that suit you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
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From this reading "Where am I going?" she finally ventured.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading "Where am I going?" she finally ventured.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading "How does that suit you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where am I going?" she finally ventured.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
not any; not one
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading "How does that suit you?"
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From this reading "Suit me," repeated Marian, "nothing ever suited me better.
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From this reading "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How does that suit you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
up to a particular time
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading "Where am I going?" she finally ventured.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I going?" she finally ventured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LITTLE SISTER TO THE DANDELION MARIAN asked no questions the following morning until she was on her way to the station with Uncle George.
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From this reading "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where you passed the summer last year," was the reply.
