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Chapter XIX
“REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet. It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door. She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason. She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light. When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.”
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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 It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
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From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
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From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
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From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
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From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
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From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
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From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
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From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in February that Mahala answered a hasty knock at her door.
at the time that
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She could see that the house to which she was going was filled with light.
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From this reading She jumped into her coat and overshoes and hurried down the road through the snow and the storm of a wild night on the shaking arm of Jason.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “REBECCA PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT” The seasons run with swift feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she entered it, she found Ellen’s mother in charge and Doctor Grayson at work.
