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Chapter IV
When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood. The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee. As he entered she turned sharply towards him. "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh? Whar's he?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As he entered she turned sharply towards him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “As he entered she turned sharply towards him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.”
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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 When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
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From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
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From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
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From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
in the direction of
From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
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From this reading As he entered she turned sharply towards him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The light the snapping sticks gave fell full upon her black face, and upon the small bundle upon her spacious knee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading Whar's he?
at the time that
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
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From this reading When a few minutes later he went into the back room, he found Aunt Mornin sitting before the big fireplace in which burned a few logs of wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't nobody keer nothin' for this yere?" she said, "ain't nobody comin' nigh?
