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Chapter XVI
A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road. "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said. "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you! We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again." "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.”
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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 A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
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From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
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From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
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From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
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From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
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From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
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From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
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From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are too good to me," murmured Jenny, half inclined to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
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From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
up to a particular time
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be quite lost, and the children too, till you come back again."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
at the time that
From this reading A STAR IN TWILIGHT Mrs. Oxenham was immensely kind to Jenny when the pair were again upon the road.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "But goodness knows what Harry and I will do without you!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They seemed to want you so much, darling, and I thought your mother would wish you to show them some attention," she said.
