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Chapter XXX
THE HOME. Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor. "It's all right," he said, as he sat down. "I went out there and found her at the churn. I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went out there and found her at the churn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's all right," he said, as he sat down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went out there and found her at the churn.”
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From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
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From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
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From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
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From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
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From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
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From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
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From this reading THE HOME.
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From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
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From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
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From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
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From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
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From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
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From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right," he said, as he sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME.
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From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went out there and found her at the churn.
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From this reading Lyman saw nothing of Warren the next day, but on the day following he strode into the room, whistling in tuneless good humor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, 'Look here, you'll drive me mad if you don't let that churn alone--I mean with the charm of the position.'
