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Chapter XXVI
ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street. She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon. Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight. Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her. She unlatched the gate and swung it open.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She unlatched the gate and swung it open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.”
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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 ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
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From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
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From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
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From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
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From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
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From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
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From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
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From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
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From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She unlatched the gate and swung it open.
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From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She unlatched the gate and swung it open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She recognized it as belonging to Keith Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She unlatched the gate and swung it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF an hour later Helen, waiting at the front gate, saw a horse and buggy turn the corner down the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
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From this reading Helen's heart bounded, a vast weight of incalculable responsibility seemed to lift itself from her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, Keith was driving, and with him was Carson Dwight.
