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Chapter V
Rupert listened with deepest interest. He became as a disciple at her feet. They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book." Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses. X.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."”
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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 He became as a disciple at her feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
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From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
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From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
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From this reading Rupert listened with deepest interest.
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From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
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From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He became as a disciple at her feet.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading Rupert listened with deepest interest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading Rupert listened with deepest interest.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
above and across; more than
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rupert listened with deepest interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
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From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
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From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
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From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their heads were close together, the dark-brown one and the one of soft, silken tresses.
at the time that
From this reading They talked far into the night, and when Mr. and Mrs. Janson came home they found them bending low over the fire reading from the "good old book."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rupert listened with deepest interest.
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