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Chapter XII
“A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side. “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.” “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks. “But, of course, you meant—her. She’s awful good-lookin’.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But, of course, you meant—her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.””
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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 “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading She’s awful good-lookin’.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, of course, you meant—her.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
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From this reading She’s awful good-lookin’.”
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From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “But, of course, you meant—her.
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
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From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
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From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A bride made out of sugar must be pretty sweet,” said David, smacking his lips and smiling down into the pretty, foolish face at his side.
at the time that
From this reading “But I know somebody that’ll be a heap sweeter—when she’s a bride.”
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From this reading “Oh, Mis-ter Whitcomb!” breathed the girl, the pink brightening in her round cheeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, of course, you meant—her.
