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Chapter XV
Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve. It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable. Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown. ‘Where’s Dick? ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Where’s Dick?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.”
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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 Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
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From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
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From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
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From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
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From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
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From this reading ‘Where’s Dick?
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice reached home again on Christmas Eve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
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From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He couldn’t come,’ replied the girl briefly, and ran up to her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was snowing; she came in chilled and looking miserable.
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From this reading ‘Where’s Dick?
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From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Mutimer met her in the hall, passed her, and looked out at the open door, then turned with a few white flecks on her gown.
