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Chapter XIX
About noon Charles returned. Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house. There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware. She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed. "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About noon Charles returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “About noon Charles returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.”
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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 There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About noon Charles returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading About noon Charles returned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
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From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading About noon Charles returned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
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From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About noon Charles returned.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
in the direction of
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
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From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
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From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
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From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
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From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
