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Chapter XXXIII
CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow. "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully. "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore." "No," said Edith, sadly; "I was myself. I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"No," said Edith, sadly; "I was myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.”
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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 "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
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From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
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From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
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From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
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From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
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From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "No," said Edith, sadly; "I was myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Edith, sadly; "I was myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Edith, sadly; "I was myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I neber see a shower do such a heap ob good afore."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," said Edith, sadly; "I was myself.
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From this reading I lost my Divine Friend and Helper, and I then became myself--poor, weak, faulty Edith Allen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
at the time that
From this reading CLOSING SCENES The clouds were clearing away when Edith came down late the next morning, and all saw that the clouds had passed from her brow.
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From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bress de Lord, Miss Edie, you'se yoursef again!" said Hannibal, joyfully.
