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Chapter XXVIII
THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares. Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora. She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his. He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream. She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.”
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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 THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
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From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
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From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
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From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
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From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
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From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
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From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
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From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
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From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
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From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
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From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
not any; not one
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
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From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
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From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
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From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
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From this reading She could not define her thoughts then, and they left no memory to recall afterwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jem came straight into the room, and there seemed to be no one in it for him but Dora.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST LINK A thing hereditary in the race comes unawares.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went to meet him with outstretched hand, and her eyes were answering the questions that she read in his.
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From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took her hand and he said no word, but suddenly all the misery of the last year slipped back, as it were, into a dream.
