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Chapter I
BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc. THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS. “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand. “I thought I heard the door-bell.” “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought I heard the door-bell.””
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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 BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
