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Chapter III
‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together. ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores. ‘Oh how dreadful! Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us. And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “‘Oh how dreadful!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.”
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From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
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From this reading ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
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From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading ‘Oh how dreadful!
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From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
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From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading ‘Oh how dreadful!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.
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From this reading ‘Oh how dreadful!
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From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
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From this reading ‘I never had any,’ said Dolores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading And, besides, there’s Basto, the big Pyrenean dog, and,--oh, here comes little Quiz, mamma’s little Maltese--Quiz, Quiz.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
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From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
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From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, old Cockie, and Aga and Begum, the two oldest pussies, have been everywhere with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Do you like pets?’ asked Mysie eagerly, as her mother left the two girls together.
