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Chapter XXIV
It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home. He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting. The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present. So I am sending it the very day it is finished. I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.”
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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 He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
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From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
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From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
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From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
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From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
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From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
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From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
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From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
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From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
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From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
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From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
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From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
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From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
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From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
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From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
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From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I am sending it the very day it is finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to his room, and found there a letter and a package, both addressed in Jeanette's handwriting.
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly midnight when the special train pulled into Sycamore Ridge, and Neal Ward hurried home.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope it will bring me close to you--into your very heart and keep me there.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The letter was only a note that read:-- "MY DEAREST BOY: I could not wait to send it for your Christmas present.
