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Chapter XXVII
MRS. EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION. “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood. “It is a terrible calamity. Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is a terrible calamity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.”
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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 “It is a terrible calamity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
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From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
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From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
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From this reading EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION.
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From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
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From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
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From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
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From this reading EASTWOOD’S INVESTIGATION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is a terrible calamity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I feel for you very deeply,” said Mrs. Eastwood.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your child, whom you hoped would close your eyes, whom you never thought to see taken before you----” “She was the apple of my eye,” said poor Batty, sobbing.
