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Chapter XXVI
Penelope laughed in a pitying derision. "Well, let things go on then. But they won't go on." "No, they won't go on," echoed her mother. "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Well, let things go on then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, let things go on then.”
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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 Penelope laughed in a pitying derision.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they won't go on."
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading Penelope laughed in a pitying derision.
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "No, they won't go on," echoed her mother.
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "Well, let things go on then.
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, they won't go on," echoed her mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Penelope laughed in a pitying derision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading Penelope laughed in a pitying derision.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, let things go on then.
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "No, they won't go on," echoed her mother.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, they won't go on," echoed her mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, let things go on then.
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From this reading Penelope laughed in a pitying derision.
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From this reading Penelope laughed in a pitying derision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading "Well, let things go on then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they won't go on."
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From this reading "Well, let things go on then.
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From this reading "Well, let things go on then.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
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From this reading But they won't go on."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She's pretty enough, and she's capable; and your father's got the money--I don't know what I'm saying!
