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Chapter XXXI
BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing. “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her. “When I have a dancing heart.” To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert. She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.”
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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 BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
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From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
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From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
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From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
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From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
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From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
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From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
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From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
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From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
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From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
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From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
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From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
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From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
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From this reading “When I have a dancing heart.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
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From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
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From this reading She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
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From this reading She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I have a dancing heart.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
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From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To the man sitting before the fire she bloomed in that dark cabin like a poppy in the desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a hundred miracles each hour to him.
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From this reading BETTY MAKES A DISCOVERY “To-morrow,” Betty said, and did a little skip-step across the floor to put away the frying-pan she had been washing.
at the time that
From this reading “When I have a dancing heart.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have dancing feet,” Hollister told her.
