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Chapter XVII
A DESOLATE HOME AND A DESOLATE PEOPLE. As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress. "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now! I am all alone in the world! Have you heard it, Gretchen?"
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later than; following
From this reading “As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am all alone in the world!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.”
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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 DESOLATE HOME AND A DESOLATE PEOPLE.
later than; following
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am all alone in the world!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DESOLATE HOME AND A DESOLATE PEOPLE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
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From this reading A DESOLATE HOME AND A DESOLATE PEOPLE.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
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From this reading Have you heard it, Gretchen?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
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From this reading A DESOLATE HOME AND A DESOLATE PEOPLE.
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From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have you heard it, Gretchen?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DESOLATE HOME AND A DESOLATE PEOPLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gretchen was hurrying home on the evening after these exciting scenes, she met Mrs. Woods in the trail, and she saw at a glance that her foster-mother was in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am all alone in the world!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O Gretchen," she said, "I am so glad that you have come--you are all that is left to me now!
