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Chapter X
EBEN GETS AN ADVANCE. "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night. Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening. "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben. "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
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From this reading “"SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.”
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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 "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
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From this reading EBEN GETS AN ADVANCE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EBEN GETS AN ADVANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
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From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
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From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
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From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
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From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
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From this reading "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
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From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
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From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
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From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
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From this reading "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EBEN GETS AN ADVANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
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From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
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From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
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From this reading "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
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From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
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From this reading EBEN GETS AN ADVANCE.
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From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
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From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A burnt child dreads the fire, you know."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I have never looked at them since that night," replied Eben.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither Flora nor Mrs. Fairchild had cared to go, and Mary and Eben were walking slowly and enjoying the beauty of the evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "SEEMS to me I don't see you with your big books any more," said Mary Clarke to Eben as they walked home from prayer meeting one night.
