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Chapter VIII
CAUSEY ISLAND. When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island. But the window did not look toward the sea. Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment. Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the window did not look toward the sea.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.”
in the direction of
From this reading “But the window did not look toward the sea.”
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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 Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
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From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
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From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
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From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the window did not look toward the sea.
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From this reading CAUSEY ISLAND.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the window did not look toward the sea.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
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From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dressing herself as fast as she could, she ran downstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUSEY ISLAND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the window did not look toward the sea.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the window did not look toward the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
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From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the window did not look toward the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
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From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
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From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
in the direction of
From this reading But the window did not look toward the sea.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
at the time that
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a barn, a bit of winding road, and a green hill with a rocky top, were to be seen; and she dropped the paper shade with a sense of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Eyebright awoke next morning, she ran straight to the window, with the hope that she might see Causey Island.
