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Chapter VI
These were anxious moments. It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend. The entire future might turn upon it. She must thank her for the invitation. And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
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used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The entire future might turn upon it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must thank her for the invitation.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These were anxious moments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The entire future might turn upon it.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
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From this reading These were anxious moments.
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From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading The entire future might turn upon it.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must thank her for the invitation.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading The entire future might turn upon it.
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From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
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From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must thank her for the invitation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading She must thank her for the invitation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The entire future might turn upon it.
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From this reading These were anxious moments.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must thank her for the invitation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
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From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
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From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must thank her for the invitation.
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From this reading She must thank her for the invitation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were anxious moments.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The entire future might turn upon it.
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From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The entire future might turn upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were anxious moments.
which person or people
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And this time she must see that the fairy godmother did not get away without revealing who she was.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be just too bad if Mame didn’t catch the eye of the unknown friend.
