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Chapter XVII
THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove. Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears. Their sting hurt him. Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind. He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.”
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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 THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
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From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
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From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
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From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
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From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
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From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their sting hurt him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
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From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
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From this reading Their sting hurt him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
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From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything else seemed to fall away from his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their sting hurt him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their sting hurt him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
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From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He knew why he did not take her home, he said to himself; every one else knew why,—every one up and down Keyport knew what Betty had done to ruin him.
at the time that
From this reading THE SONG OF THE FIRE The fire was nearly out when Caleb entered his kitchen door and drew a chair to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Carleton’s taunting words, “Why don’t you take her home?” rang in his ears.
