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Chapter XIII
"I met him on the upper landing. He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..." Pauline drew her lips in nervously. She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural." "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pauline drew her lips in nervously.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
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From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
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From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
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From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
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From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
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From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
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From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
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From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
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From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
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From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
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From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
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From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
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From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
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From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
