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James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction. “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.” “Oh, James!” exclaimed Alice. “Of course he wouldn’t hear of it! He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
next to; at the side of
From this reading “James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course he wouldn’t hear of it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course he wouldn’t hear of it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.”
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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 James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
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From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course he wouldn’t hear of it!
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From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, James!” exclaimed Alice.
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From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course he wouldn’t hear of it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Of course he wouldn’t hear of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, James!” exclaimed Alice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says that I must go to college and then be a minister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading James sat beside her upon the jamb of the door, and looked at her for a moment with great satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course he wouldn’t hear of it!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am glad to see you again, Alice,” he answered; “I wanted to get here before, but I have been trying to induce my father to let me go to sea.”
