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Chapter IV
THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?" "To Hagar?" answered the Bishop. "What is the trouble with Hagar? Have you broken your doll, poor dear?" He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"To Hagar?" answered the Bishop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"”
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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 He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "To Hagar?" answered the Bishop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
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From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
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From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
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From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
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From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
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From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
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From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
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From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
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From this reading "To Hagar?" answered the Bishop.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
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From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
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From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
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From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
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From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
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From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
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From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
