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Chapter XV
"IANTHY!" It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning. She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window. Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion. It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
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later than; following
From this reading “It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.”
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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 She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
later than; following
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
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From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
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From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
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From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
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From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
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From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
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From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
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From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
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From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
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From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
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From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
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From this reading "IANTHY!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
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From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
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From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
not any; not one
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
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From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
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From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
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From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Its singing was so loud and shrill that it overpowered her and aroused her to a consciousness of fatigue and exhaustion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
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From this reading It seemed to her at first that no one was stirring in the house below, but after a few minutes she heard some one talking in her father's room--talking rapidly in monotonous tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
at the time that
From this reading It was later than usual when Louisiana awakened in the morning.
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From this reading She awakened suddenly and found herself listening to the singing of a bird on the tree near her window.
