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Chapter V
MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise. They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet. They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge. She said she didn't like it any more. As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.”
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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 They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
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From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
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From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
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From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
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From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
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From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
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From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
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From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
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From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
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From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
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From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
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From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
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From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
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From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she didn't like it any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she spoke, her thin shoulders drew together, and her eyes also, and two vertical lines appeared between these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were a blatantly healthful, boisterous set, only Thomasine showing gleams of quiet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARIA Thomasine and Maggie and Corker arrived and filled the overseer's house with noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wanted at once to play on the ridge, but now Hagar wouldn't play on the ridge.
