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Chapter VIII
PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE. DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER. It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information. I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them. Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.”
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later than; following
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
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From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
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From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
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From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
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From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
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From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
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From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
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From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
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From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
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From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
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From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
which person or people
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
