Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

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From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

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From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

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From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

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From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

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From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

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From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

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From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For answer the elder pressed her hand more closely.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

at the time that

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The soft, elderly palm, which covered her own, quivered.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SORROW SEA “I don’t know why I came!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “When I think of that summer two years ago,” the speaker went on, “and how Gilbert and the child and I used to romp on this very strip of sand, I marvel that I can be here, alone, and still live!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a low throb of pain in the younger woman’s voice.