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Chapter XXXIX
|IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial. Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home. At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class. In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms. She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
later than; following
From this reading “|IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.”
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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 |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
later than; following
From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
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From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
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From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
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From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
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From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
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From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
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From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
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From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
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From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
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From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
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From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
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From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
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From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
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From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
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From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
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From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
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From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ethel had been for a walk and was nearing home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |IT was a few weeks after Hoag's burial.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
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From this reading In the low doorway leaned a woman with a baby in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the side of the road stood a sordid log cabin, one of the worst of its class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was under twenty-five years of age, and yet from her tattered dress, worn-out shoes, scant hair, and wan, wearied face she might have passed as the grandmother of her four or five little children playing about the door-step.
