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Chapter II
Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas. "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say. Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry. "Nabby? Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.”
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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 Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
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From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
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From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
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From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
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From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
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From this reading "Nabby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
not any; not one
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, here she is!" was the surprised response of poor Nahum, and Ammi soon saw that he must search for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there flashed across the visitor's mind a sudden thought of the mad wife, and he changed his line of inquiry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "In the well--he lives in the well--" was all that the clouded father would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questioning tactfully, Ammi could get no clear data at all about the missing Zenas.
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