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Chapter XIX
OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE. Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate. It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains. Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness. Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.”
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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 Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
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From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
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From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
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From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
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From this reading OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
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From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
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From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
demanded something firmly
From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
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From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
not any; not one
From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
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From this reading OLD FOLKS LEFT ALONE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
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From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
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From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
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From this reading Tom insisted that it was no time for sorrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early the next morning a wagon drew up at the gate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to convey the bridal party to a little village high up among the mountains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret was tearful and Jasper was sad, hiding his countenance as he fussed with the harness.
