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Chapter IV
_The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah! Come yistidd'y mawnin'." How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips! I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household. To-day he looked ten years younger.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come yistidd'y mawnin'."”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-day he looked ten years younger.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.”
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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 Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come yistidd'y mawnin'."
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day he looked ten years younger.
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From this reading Come yistidd'y mawnin'."
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From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
above and across; more than
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
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From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day he looked ten years younger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day he looked ten years younger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
at the time that
From this reading How Chad beamed all over when this simple statement fell from his lips!
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From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had not seen him since the night when he stood behind my chair and with bated breath whispered his anxieties lest the second advent of "de grocerman" should bring dire destruction to the colonel's household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day he looked ten years younger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Arrival of a True Southern Lady_ "Mistress yer, sah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come yistidd'y mawnin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day he looked ten years younger.
