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Chapter XXI
The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence. She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction. "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened. I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag. Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.”
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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 She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
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From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
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From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
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From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
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From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
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From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
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From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
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From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
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From this reading I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag.
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From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
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From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
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From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
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From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
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From this reading I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
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From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
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From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so excited I'm as limber as a dish-rag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in a flutter of excitement, rubbing her thin hands together in vast satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day, as Henley was walking home in the dusk and was passing Mrs. Cartwright's cottage, she saw him and hastened out to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Alfred," she began, "I want to tell you what's happened.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jim Cahews sent a note over by your nigger yesterday to Carrie Wade invitin' her to drive to the campground with him Sunday."
