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Chapter IV
Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her. “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him. “I'll go see.” And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams. “Yes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading ““I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.”
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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 Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
two people or things considered together
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
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From this reading “I'll go see.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
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From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
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From this reading “I'll go see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading “I'll go see.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she returned from the brief errand, her impression confirmed by information from Mrs. Adams.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I heard her leaving the house a couple of hours ago--maybe longer,” the nurse told him.
in the direction of
From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading Adams had a restless morning, and toward noon he asked Miss Perry to call his daughter; he wished to say something to her.
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From this reading “Yes.
