Chapter XII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

next to; at the side of

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading DOROTHY'S ILLNESS "Measles."

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From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort:

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From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading "I didn't get them on purpose!"

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I didn't get them on purpose!"

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From this reading DOROTHY'S ILLNESS "Measles."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading DOROTHY'S ILLNESS "Measles."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I didn't get them on purpose!"

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort:

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I didn't get them on purpose!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort:

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

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From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I didn't get them on purpose!"

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From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort:

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From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort:

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was the one-word-verdict announced by Mrs. Stott's lips, as a few hours later, she stood beside the bed in the kitchen and sternly regarded the girl whom she had just brought from the attic and laid there.

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From this reading She didn't look pleased, and poor Dorothy had never felt so guilty in her life--nor so wretched.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet she plucked up spirit enough to retort: