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Chapter VIII
XXIII. DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?” The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked. “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works. But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.”
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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 DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?”
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From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
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From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
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From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
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From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
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From this reading DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?”
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From this reading DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?”
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From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
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From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
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From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
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From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The station-master looked somewhat sharply at the man he was addressing, and decided to give the direction asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But let me tell you, stranger,” he went on with some precipitation-- But here he was called off, and Sweetwater lost the conclusion of his warning, if warning it was meant to be.
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From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
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From this reading XXIII.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is but one young girl in town of that name,” he declared, “and she lives in that little house you see just beyond the works.
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From this reading DORIS “A young girl named Doris Scott?”
