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Chapter XVI
THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.” Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand. Yes, Mrs. Hodder was trembling. Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him. A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
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later than; following
From this reading “A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.””
in the direction of
From this reading “Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.”
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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 Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
later than; following
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
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From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
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From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
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From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
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From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
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From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ALTAR OF HIS PURPOSE “I think maybe--it’s come, Mr. Black.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
in the direction of
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
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From this reading Mrs. Hodder, housekeeper to the manse, stood trembling in the study doorway, a telegram in her hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Hodder was trembling.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lonely, more than middle-aged woman can’t bake and brew and sew on buttons and generally look after a bachelor of any sort without coming to have a strong interest in him--normally a maternal one.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Robert Black would never know how like a mother she felt toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Hodder was trembling.
