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Chapter XXV
That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal. “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly. “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge. “Set down, won't you, Henrietta? Hot day.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.”
later than; following
From this reading “That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
later than; following
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.
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From this reading Hot day.
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From this reading “Set down, won't you, Henrietta?
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading Hot day.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge.
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From this reading “Set down, won't you, Henrietta?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Carter here?” she asked rather breathlessly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
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From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, no, he ain't,” said the old Judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That noon Henrietta hurried across the road to the Bruce mansion and found Judge Bruce on the porch, wiping his face and resting, after his walk up the hill, before going in for his midday meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Set down, won't you, Henrietta?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Set down, won't you, Henrietta?
