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Chapter XIX
The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him. He looked up and smiled. “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.” She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap. “That’s nice,” he murmured.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up and smiled.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.”
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From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
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From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up and smiled.
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From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s nice,” he murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s nice,” he murmured.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked up and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s nice,” he murmured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sat down at his side and lifting his head laid it upon her lap.
in or at the place that
From this reading The girl rose up from the chair where she had been sitting and crossed to where Michael lay on the floor where they had thrown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Kate,” he said faintly, “always… meeting… you.”
