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AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC. THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J. It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back. I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks. Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.”
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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 It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
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From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
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From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
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From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
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From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
not any; not one
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "COBWEBS AND CABLES," "CAROLA," "JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER," ETC.
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From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
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From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
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From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
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From this reading I have been looking for him every day for the last three weeks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every morning I feel sure he will come, and every night I lie listening for any sound out of doors which might mean he is come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It will be a terrible thing to be ill here, among strangers, to have my little child born, and no one with me, if Sidney does not come back.
