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Chapter XIII
WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay. "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes. "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together. She hastened to assure her. "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.”
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From this reading "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
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From this reading She hastened to assure her.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading She hastened to assure her.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
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From this reading "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all right, Mrs. Sheldon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hastened to assure her.
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From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "She hasn't gone away?" and there was in her voice that quality of desperation which had made Mrs. Dunlap fear for her health more than once in the hours they had spent together.
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From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Sheldon had turned from speaking with Mrs. Oliver and her two charming daughters, she looked around the office in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, where is Marguerite?" she asked with instant worry in her eyes.
