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Chapter XV
Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness. Poor little fellow! he did not like the change. He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices. They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at. He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
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From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
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From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
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From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
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From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
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From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor little fellow! he did not like the change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
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From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He missed the sheen of the pretty satin curtains, and the glitter of their gilded cornices.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
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From this reading He had quite exhausted those ugly attic walls, hung with the cook's dingy wardrobe.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor Rose sat down in her old quarters, with Charley in her lap, trying to read in his pale face the probable duration of his sickness.
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From this reading They were something for baby eyes to wonder and look at.
