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Chapter XIV
'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself. 'Eh, child?' He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her. 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate? And we never want it alone.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And we never want it alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
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From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
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From this reading 'Eh, child?'
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From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading 'Eh, child?'
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From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
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From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And we never want it alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
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From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
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From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
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From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
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From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
in or to any place at all
From this reading 'Why is it,' she went on the next moment, 'that wherever we are we want to be somewhere else, and whatever we know we want to know something else-- more at any rate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Look here, Father,' said Joan next day, 'why is it----' then paused, unable apparently to express herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gasped, thinking her question consisted of those three words alone, and wondering how in the world he was going to satisfy her.
