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Chapter II
"Do you like the name Stephanie?" Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided. Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look. Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes. "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you like the name Stephanie?"”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
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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 Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
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From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
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From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
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From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
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From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
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From this reading "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
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From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
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From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
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From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
up to a particular time
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
