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Chapter XXIX
Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat. She put down her basket and stopped by his side. “So you are back again,” she remarked. “Yes, I am back again.” “And nothing has happened?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you are back again,” she remarked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““And nothing has happened?””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““And nothing has happened?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She put down her basket and stopped by his side.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, I am back again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
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From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading “And nothing has happened?”
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And nothing has happened?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I am back again.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And nothing has happened?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
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From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I am back again.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
