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186
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
276
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
296
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
30
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
4
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
accosting
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
AFFAIR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
ANNA
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
avenue
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
away
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
bottle
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
CASE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
CHILD
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
child's
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O sir!" it cried, "please come in.
corner
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O sir!" it cried, "please come in.
Crouched
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
direction
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
DOOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
evening
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
eyes
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
fall
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
farther
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
Fifty
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
figure
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
fixed
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
Frontispiece
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
full
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
glided
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
grandpa
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From this reading Please come to grandpa.
HAND
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
heart
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
holding
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
houses
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
ILLUSTRATIONS
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O sir!" it cried, "please come in.
jump
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
KATHARINE
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
LEAVENWORTH
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
LED
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
MARKED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
minutes
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
near
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
O
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From this reading "O sir!" it cried, "please come in.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
out
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
pace
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
PAGE
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
passing
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
PERSONAL
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
please
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From this reading "O sir!" it cried, "please come in.
plunge
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
presence
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
pressed
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
rapid
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
rapturous
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
raw
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
RING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
river
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
ROHLFS
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
saw
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
sir
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From this reading "O sir!" it cried, "please come in.
somewhere
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
SONS
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
sound
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
stand-still
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
stoop
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
Street
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "HAND AND RING," "MARKED 'PERSONAL,'" "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR," ETC.
then
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
two
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
up
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
voice
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
walking
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From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
wall
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE SHADOW I THE CHILD, AND WHAT SHE LED ME INTO I was walking at a rapid pace up the avenue one raw, fall evening, when somewhere near the corner of Fifty----Street I was brought to a sudden stand-still by the sound of a child's voice accosting me from the stoop of one of the handsome houses I was then passing.
whirl
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
wide-extended
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
wild
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
window
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From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANNA KATHARINE ROHLFS * * * * * ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "_That of a hand holding a bottle_" Frontispiece "_One hand was pressed against his heart_" 4 "_Crouched against the farther wall, with wide-extended eyes fixed full upon us_" 30 "_I saw her wild figure jump out and plunge away in the direction of the river_" 186 "_In two minutes I was under that open window_" 276 "_She glided into our presence in one rapturous whirl_" 296 * * * * * ONE OF MY SONS
