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Chapter XVI
Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms. She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out: "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone! Oh! Lora, Lora!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:”
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From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading Lora, Lora!"
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From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
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From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
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From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the child on her mother's breast, moaning out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I found him down there, lying on the wet sand all alone, mamma--all alone!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms.
