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Chapter XXXIX
An anxious look came into the sweet face. Felipe knew what it meant. How often he had seen it in the olden time. He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety. “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An anxious look came into the sweet face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How often he had seen it in the olden time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
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From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
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From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
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From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading Felipe knew what it meant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
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From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Felipe knew what it meant.
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From this reading Felipe knew what it meant.
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From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
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From this reading Felipe knew what it meant.
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From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
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From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
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From this reading “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
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From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An anxious look came into the sweet face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often he had seen it in the olden time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Felipe knew what it meant.
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From this reading “I am alone, dear Ramona,” he whispered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
but in spite of that
From this reading He feared to shock her by the sudden mention of the Senora's death; yet that would harm her less than continued anxiety.
