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Chapter VII
She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper. She sighed at the sight. “Back, daughter?” he called pleasantly. “Yes.” “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.”
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sighed at the sight.
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From this reading “Back, daughter?” he called pleasantly.
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From this reading “Back, daughter?” he called pleasantly.
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From this reading “Back, daughter?” he called pleasantly.
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From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Back, daughter?” he called pleasantly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading “Back, daughter?” he called pleasantly.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She sighed at the sight.
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From this reading She sighed at the sight.
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From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
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From this reading She walked up the street under the trees, past the houses and lawns all alike to her own, and found her father on their veranda reading the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
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From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother is wondering if you would like steak or liver for dinner.
