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Chapter XI
THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad. I do miss my baby so to play with." "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered. "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him. Was he not a very large child?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.”
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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 "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
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From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
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From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
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From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
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From this reading Was he not a very large child?"
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From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
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From this reading Was he not a very large child?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
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From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
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From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
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From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
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From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
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From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
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From this reading "You did not strike me as a very devoted mother when I saw you at Sitka," I answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Treevor, he was a very fine boy, and I took so much care of him.
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
at the time that
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do miss my baby so to play with."
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WAY OF THE GODS "But, Treevor, I am so very dull when you go out, and when you are working it is as bad.
