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Chapter XIII
Old Griffin Falls Asleep. JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room. It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him. She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his. Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
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From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading Old Griffin Falls Asleep.
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From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
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From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
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From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
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From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
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From this reading Old Griffin Falls Asleep.
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From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading Old Griffin Falls Asleep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
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From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
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From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
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From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
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From this reading Old Griffin Falls Asleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
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From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
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From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Griffin sat on the other side of the bed, holding his right hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
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From this reading She stole to his side, and laid her little hand tenderly on his.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
at the time that
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOHN GRIFFIN lay with closed eyes, breathing heavily, when little Maggie re-entered the sick room.
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From this reading It seemed to the child's anxious gaze that he was looking far worse than when she had left him.
