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Chapter VII
Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees. Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind. This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was. Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering. "Take care of me, Jack!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take care of me, Jack!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.”
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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 Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading "Take care of me, Jack!
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
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From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
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From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Take care of me, Jack!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
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From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
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From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take care of me, Jack!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This sort of thing was new to him, and it seemed of much greater moment than it was.
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From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
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From this reading Jack sat down on the trunk he had cut, and rested his chin in his palms, terribly troubled in his mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of a sudden she was gone like a little tempest among the trees.
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From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pretty soon she came flying back again, and casting herself in his arms, clung to him like a baby, weeping and whimpering.
