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Chapter III
ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen. Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide. “Good morning, Aunt Julia! Welcome to your ancestral home! Come on up!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on up!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Aunt Julia!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Aunt Julia!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.”
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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 ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
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From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
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From this reading Welcome to your ancestral home!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, Aunt Julia!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on up!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Aunt Julia!
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From this reading Welcome to your ancestral home!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, Aunt Julia!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Aunt Julia!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on up!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Welcome to your ancestral home!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly, the colored maid-of-all-work, admitted Mrs. Forrest warily, though Mrs. Forrest was a woman for whom doors were usually flung wide.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Welcome to your ancestral home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZELDA RECEIVES A VISITOR The front door-bell rang--it was an old-fashioned contrivance, on a wire, and pealed censoriously--and Zelda thrust the book back into the trunk and ran to the second-floor landing to listen.
