Chapter XXIV Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her. “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses. “Where in the world did you come from?” “From the Land of Oz,” said Dorothy gravely. “And here is Toto, too.
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where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where in the world did you come from?”
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Where in the world did you come from?”
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
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From this reading “From the Land of Oz,” said Dorothy gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And here is Toto, too.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And here is Toto, too.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
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From this reading “From the Land of Oz,” said Dorothy gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “From the Land of Oz,” said Dorothy gravely.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “From the Land of Oz,” said Dorothy gravely.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading “And here is Toto, too.
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From this reading “And here is Toto, too.
in the direction of
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
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From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
at the time that
From this reading Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where in the world did you come from?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
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From this reading “Where in the world did you come from?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where in the world did you come from?”
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter XXIV Home Again?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "Chapter XXIV...", what tone does the author establish?
