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Chapter I
WOULD IT SMILE TO HER? The day had come at last. Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt. Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes. Would it, could it, smile to her?
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day had come at last.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Would it, could it, smile to her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day had come at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “WOULD IT SMILE TO HER?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day had come at last.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day had come at last.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would it, could it, smile to her?
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From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
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From this reading The day had come at last.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had come at last.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WOULD IT SMILE TO HER?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WOULD IT SMILE TO HER?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day had come at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
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From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOULD IT SMILE TO HER?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had come at last.
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From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOULD IT SMILE TO HER?
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From this reading Scores of times he had tried to put himself in her place, and to look at the country with her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Robert Strafford glanced around at the isolated spot which he had chosen for his ranch, and was seized with more terrible misgivings than had ever before overwhelmed him in moments of doubt.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WOULD IT SMILE TO HER?
