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Chapter III
SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital. When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian. "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice. "I'm going to, first chance I get. When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm going to, first chance I get.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.”
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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 When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
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From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
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From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
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From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
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From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
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From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
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From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
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From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
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From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
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From this reading "I'm going to, first chance I get.
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From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
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From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
up to a particular time
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE GOES TO CHURCH JANEY CLARK was taken ill one day and was carried to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
at the time that
From this reading When she returned months afterward, she had something to tell Marian.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I was too well to stay in the hospital and not enough well to come home, a pretty lady came and said would I like to go to her house and stay until I was all better."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You want to get yourself adopted," was her advice.
