Chapter XII

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

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From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

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From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

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From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

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From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

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From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

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From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

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From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

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From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

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From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

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From this reading And there she sat, holding the old leather-covered Bible in her lap.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

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From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But four days later I came upon him as I was going to town.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Stuart was buried the next day, and the mourners passed our house.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

at the time that

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Mrs. Jucklin was sitting at the window when the hearse and the buggies came within sight, and her chin was unsteady as she reached for her book.

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From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I had thought that Chyd Lundsford would come, with words of encouragement, but we saw him not, neither that day nor the next.