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Chapter IV
WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished. "Sit down, Andrew," said Mrs. Owen. "It's too early to go to bed. That draft's not good for the back of your head. Sit over here."
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later than; following
From this reading “WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sit over here."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sit over here."”
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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 WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
later than; following
From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
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From this reading "It's too early to go to bed.
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From this reading "Sit down, Andrew," said Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
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From this reading "It's too early to go to bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
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From this reading "It's too early to go to bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sit over here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading "It's too early to go to bed.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading "Sit down, Andrew," said Mrs. Owen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sit over here."
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From this reading "Sit down, Andrew," said Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading "Sit down, Andrew," said Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading "Sit down, Andrew," said Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
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From this reading "It's too early to go to bed.
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From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE LEARN MORE OF SYLVIA Andrew Kelton put out his hand to say good-night a moment after Sylvia had vanished.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That draft's not good for the back of your head.
