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Chapter VI
Was it possible? Had she, indeed, been so blind? Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room. "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily. "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had she, indeed, been so blind?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.”
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she, indeed, been so blind?
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From this reading Had she, indeed, been so blind?
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she, indeed, been so blind?
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
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From this reading Had she, indeed, been so blind?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible?
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
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From this reading Was it possible?
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she, indeed, been so blind?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had she, indeed, been so blind?
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From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. John rose to her feet, bathed her eyes, straightened her neck-bow, and crossed the hall to Grandma Burton's room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it possible?
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From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
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From this reading "Jest as nice as can be, daughter,--and ain't this room pretty?" returned the little old woman eagerly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, mother, and how are you getting along?" she asked cheerily.
