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Chapter III
CHRYSOPRASUS MR. GRAHAM arrived the next day. Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob. "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India. It isn't one bit home to me!
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Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.”
every person
From this reading “"I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GRAHAM arrived the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It isn't one bit home to me!”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.”
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading “Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.”
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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 Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
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From this reading GRAHAM arrived the next day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading It isn't one bit home to me!
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
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From this reading CHRYSOPRASUS MR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading GRAHAM arrived the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
every person
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRAHAM arrived the next day.
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From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It isn't one bit home to me!
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From this reading CHRYSOPRASUS MR.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRAHAM arrived the next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
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From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It isn't one bit home to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRAHAM arrived the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It isn't one bit home to me!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I've not properly enjoyed myself once, since we said good-bye," she cried pathetically; "and England isn't 'home' as everybody calls it in India.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harebell flew into his arms with a little choking sob.
