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ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned. Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress. Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief. Not for very long, however. Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Not for very long, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not for very long, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
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From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
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From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
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From this reading Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress.
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From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
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From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
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From this reading Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
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From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not for very long, however.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
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From this reading Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress.
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From this reading Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for very long, however.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for very long, however.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finding it, she kissed it and thrust it inside her dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to the dugout, she stretched out in it, and gave herself up to grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not for very long, however.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
at the time that
From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
which person or people
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
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From this reading ON THE RIVER When Sam had passed out of sight around the willows, Bela, still shaken by sobs, went down on her hands and knees to search for the penknife she had spurned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gradually the sobs stilled, and finally she sat up with the look of one who has something to do.
