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Chapter XIV
Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air. "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me. Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me. In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!" She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.”
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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 Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
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From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Black eyes in her head, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading In her pocket not a coin, Just like----" "Ah!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Golden hackles on her shoes, Just like me, just like me.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
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From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
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From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marianna was humming a song, although she had been up all night and the words almost froze on her lips in the calm, cold, wintry air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She yawned and then tried to dance a few steps.
