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Chapter VI
The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply. Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him. He hesitated. "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided. "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."”
in the direction of
From this reading “Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.”
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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 "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
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From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
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From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading He hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
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From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
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From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
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From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy seemed on the point of making another parrot-like reply.
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From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading "There's a sort of secret about my age," he confided.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
in the direction of
From this reading Then he chanced to meet the kindly expression in Rose's face as she leaned towards him.
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From this reading "Mr. Duncombe likes me to tell every one that I am twenty."
