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Chapter II
THE ADOPTION. When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth. "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate. "Lor' bless you, no, honey! But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."”
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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 When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading THE ADOPTION.
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading "Lor' bless you, no, honey!
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading "Lor' bless you, no, honey!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading "Lor' bless you, no, honey!
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From this reading "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
not any; not one
From this reading "Lor' bless you, no, honey!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
a person, without saying who
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADOPTION.
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
up to a particular time
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
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From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
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From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
at the time that
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the children reached Aunt Matilda's cabin, they found the old woman seated by a very small fire, which was burning in one corner of the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But you see there wasn't hardly any coals left, and I was tryin' to keep the fire alive till somebody would come along and gather me up some wood."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you cold, Aunt Matilda?" asked Kate.
