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Chapter VIII
"He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face. Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently. He did not touch the face. When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder. The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not touch the face.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
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From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
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From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
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From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not touch the face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
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From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
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From this reading He did not touch the face.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "He got upon his feet, and looked earnestly into the dead face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
at the time that
From this reading When he had tiptoed out of the room, he laid his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading Then he bent down and picked up one corner of the white sheet, and kissed it reverently.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading The tears were streaming down his face: 'It was jes' like ye, Sammy, to send fo' me.
