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Chapter V
She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm. "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back. I have missed you so." He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh. "You wrote you missed me.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
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From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
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From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
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From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
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From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
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From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
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From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
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From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You wrote you missed me.
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From this reading I have missed you so."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
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From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
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From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
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From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
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From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
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From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wrote you missed me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
