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Chapter XXXIX
Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man. Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope. When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks. “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!” “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.”
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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 Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
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From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
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From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
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From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
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From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna, waiting for her father in spite of his prohibition, heard the step with a thrill of hope.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
at the time that
From this reading When he came in, there was a smile on his face such as she had not seen for weeks.
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From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
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From this reading “Yes, I can,” she answered; “Marsten has ended the strike.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, my girl,” he cried, “you can never guess what has happened!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it was the last train to Wimbledon; but Sartwell, tired as he was, strode home from the station with the springy step of a young man.
