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Chapter XVI
SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand. There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped. Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place. “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her. She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
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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 heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
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From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
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From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
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From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
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From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
