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Chapter XXIV
|ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn. Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast. Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping. “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began. “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “|ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.””
in the direction of
From this reading “Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.”
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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 Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
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From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
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From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
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From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
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From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
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From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
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From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
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From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
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From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
in the direction of
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |ONE evening at the end of that week Paul met Mrs. Mayfield walking back and forth on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she turned toward him, and he saw that she had been weeping.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her head was enveloped in a light shawl and her eyes were downcast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have not seen her since the morning I walked with her to the spring.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was going to inquire of Mrs. Tilton how your daughter is,” he began.
