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Chapter XII
When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better. She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate. “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile. “You know very well that the least thing upsets me. Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know very well that the least thing upsets me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know very well that the least thing upsets me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know very well that the least thing upsets me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know very well that the least thing upsets me.”
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From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
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From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
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From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
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From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
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From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
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From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
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From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
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From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
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From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
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From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
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From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall be all right,” she said, trying to smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
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From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
at the time that
From this reading When evening came Jeanne was somewhat better.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was able to get up, and, in order to remove her mother’s fears, persisted in dragging herself into the dining-room, where she took her seat before her empty plate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know very well that the least thing upsets me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get on with your dinner, mamma; I want you to eat.”
