For two or three minutes he stood looking round him, while Mary watched him, and then he began to walk about softly, even more lightly than Mary had walked the first time she had found herself inside the four walls.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
“MIGHT I HAVE A BIT OF EARTH?” Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room. Her hair was ruffled on her forehead and her cheeks were bright pink. Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it. “Tha’s a bit late,” she said.
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used to say something is possible but not certain
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MIGHT I HAVE A BIT OF EARTH?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “MIGHT I HAVE A BIT OF EARTH?”
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From this reading Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room.
for that reason; with the result that
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it.
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From this reading Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hair was ruffled on her forehead and her cheeks were bright pink.
at the time that
From this reading Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 11: The Nest Of The Missel Thrush?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "For two or three minutes he stood looking round him, while Mary watched...", what tone does the author establish?
