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Chapter IX
‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’ Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns. She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in. ‘Oh, you have come! How long you have been!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How long you have been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Oh, you have come!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How long you have been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How long you have been!
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From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, you have come!
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From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
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From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
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From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
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From this reading How long you have been!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
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From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long you have been!
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From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
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From this reading ‘Oh, you have come!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
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From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
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From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
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From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
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From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has heard his step, and has opened the little gate to let him in.
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From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Weeping and wailing, care and other sorrow, I have enough on even, and on morrow.’
at the time that
From this reading Ella is inside, waiting for him, when he returns.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, you have come!
