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Chapter VIII
Lily did not sleep very well that night. She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived. “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.” “I'm sorry, mother dear. I know it was selfish.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know it was selfish.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lily did not sleep very well that night.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.””
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From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
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From this reading “I'm sorry, mother dear.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
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From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
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From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
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From this reading “I'm sorry, mother dear.
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From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it was selfish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know it was selfish.
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From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
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From this reading “I'm sorry, mother dear.
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From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
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From this reading I know it was selfish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
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From this reading “I'm sorry, mother dear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
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From this reading Lily did not sleep very well that night.
at the time that
From this reading She was repentant, for one thing, for her mother's evening alone, and for the anxiety in her face when she arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I've been so worried,” she said, “I was afraid your grandfather would get back before you did.”
