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Chapter XV
AGATHA PROVES OBDURATE. It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door. "I'll take the kiddies. Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said. She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll take the kiddies.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.”
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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 was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading AGATHA PROVES OBDURATE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
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From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
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From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
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From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
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From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
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From this reading "I'll take the kiddies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading "I'll take the kiddies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGATHA PROVES OBDURATE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGATHA PROVES OBDURATE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll take the kiddies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
at the time that
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
belonging to which person
From this reading She flashed a searching glance at the girl, whose face, however, remained expressionless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was two days later when Agatha, coming back from a stroll across the prairie with the two little girls, found Mrs. Hastings awaiting her at the homestead door.
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From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Harry Wyllard's here, and he seems quite anxious to see you, though I don't know what he wants," she said.
