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Chapter XIV
JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet. A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day. Had gone--and left her behind! Had begun "life" and left her at school! And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Had gone--and left her behind!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had gone--and left her behind!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had begun "life" and left her at school!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.”
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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 A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had gone--and left her behind!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
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From this reading Had begun "life" and left her at school!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Had gone--and left her behind!
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From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
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From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
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From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
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From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
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From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
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From this reading Had gone--and left her behind!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
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From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had gone--and left her behind!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had begun "life" and left her at school!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
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From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
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From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it must be confessed that she liked the thought of two waifs facing the world together, very much better than one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOHN'S PLANS On Monday morning Betty took the road to school with running feet.
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From this reading A fear was at her heart that John Brown had set out upon his expedition into the world this day.
