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Chapter IX
THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back." For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us. "You are not injured? At rest--now?" "Yes," said Will.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At rest--now?"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.”
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not injured?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading "You are not injured?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not injured?
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From this reading At rest--now?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At rest--now?"
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From this reading "Yes," said Will.
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE MEETING HOUSE Ala was saying, "At last--it is so good to be back."
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From this reading For her the struggle was wholly past; she was smiling, relieved, and upon her face there was solicitude for us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes," said Will.
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From this reading "Yes," said Will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not injured?
