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John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire. She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly. His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face. "Mrs. Reginald Hawthorne is very ill. Can you, will you come?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you, will you come?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.”
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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 John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
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From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
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From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
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From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
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From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
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From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you, will you come?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you, will you come?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
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From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
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From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
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From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
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From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
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From this reading "Mrs. Reginald Hawthorne is very ill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
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From this reading "Mrs. Reginald Hawthorne is very ill.
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From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs. Reginald Hawthorne is very ill.
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From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Reginald Hawthorne is very ill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Reginald Hawthorne is very ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not hear his step--she was telling a bright story to the little sufferer, to make him forget his pain, and the boy was laughing loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
at the time that
From this reading His face was very grave, but his eyes lightened as they always did when they rested upon her face.
which person or people
From this reading John Randolph came up behind Evadne one morning as she was dressing the burns of a little lad who had been severely injured at a fire.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Can you, will you come?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you, will you come?"
