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Chapter XVII
SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child. She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well. I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair. Why is her mother not with her? She is ill, and her grandmother is ill too.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.”
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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 SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
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From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
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From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
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From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
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From this reading She is ill, and her grandmother is ill too.
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From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
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From this reading She is ill, and her grandmother is ill too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
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From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading Why is her mother not with her?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why is her mother not with her?
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From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
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From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
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From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading She is ill, and her grandmother is ill too.
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From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have taken her up in my arms, and placed her upon my knees, and kissed her hair.
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From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading She wears a dear little dress that becomes her well.
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From this reading Why is her mother not with her?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why is her mother not with her?
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From this reading SHE is young and rosy, and has large eyes; she is a pretty child.
