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Chapter XVII
NOT TO TELL HER A LIE. The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me." A moment later Tom came, walking briskly. "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me? I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."”
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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 NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
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From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
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From this reading A moment later Tom came, walking briskly.
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From this reading A moment later Tom came, walking briskly.
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From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
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From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
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From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
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From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
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From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later Tom came, walking briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later Tom came, walking briskly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOT TO TELL HER A LIE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later Tom came, walking briskly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later Tom came, walking briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to tell you--" She sprang to her feet and with snapping eyes exclaimed: "What do you want to tell me?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl ran to the rocking-chair, sat down and covering her face with her hands, uttered what to her must have been a sad lament: "Oh, she has made a coward out of me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Lou," he said, slowly approaching, "what made you run away from me?
