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1  "I understand," Mr. Craven answered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  Any robin could understand Dickon, so his presence was not even disturbing.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXV
3  She could not understand how such a surly man could make such a coaxing sound.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IV
4  At first they thought I was too little to understand and now they think I don't hear.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  There was a queer mixture of crabbed tenderness and shrewd understanding in his manner.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXII
6  He understood by a sort of instinct so natural that he did not know it was understanding.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
7  Mrs. Medlock," Mr. Craven said to her, "now I have seen the child I understand what Mrs. Sowerby meant.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  The robin thought he spoke this gibberish to them because they were not intelligent enough to understand feathered speech.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXV
9  When he was very much interested he often spoke quite broad Yorkshire though at other times he tried to modify his dialect so that Mary could better understand.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
10  She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER I