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Chapter II
“I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers. “I come from ‘Maw and Meggins.’” The old lady started. “Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly. “Has anything happened to Herbert?
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I come from ‘Maw and Meggins.’””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has anything happened to Herbert?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.”
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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 “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading “Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly.
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I come from ‘Maw and Meggins.’”
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading “Has anything happened to Herbert?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has anything happened to Herbert?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading “Has anything happened to Herbert?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly.
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From this reading The old lady started.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come from ‘Maw and Meggins.’”
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From this reading “I come from ‘Maw and Meggins.’”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading The old lady started.
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is anything the matter?” she asked, breathlessly.
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From this reading The old lady started.
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old lady started.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I—was asked to call,” he said at last, and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.
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