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Chapter XIII
“Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night. They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.” “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!” She obeyed him. High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
later than; following
From this reading “They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
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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 “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
later than; following
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
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From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
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From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
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From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
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From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She obeyed him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
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From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She obeyed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She obeyed him.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
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From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
