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Chapter XI
Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn. She was counting up the days. To-night they would be half gone. Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered? She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-night they would be half gone.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading She was counting up the days.
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From this reading She was counting up the days.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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From this reading Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?
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From this reading To-night they would be half gone.
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From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-night they would be half gone.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?
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From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at her poor little hands—they hadn’t grown any fat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was counting up the days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-night they would be half gone.
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From this reading To-night they would be half gone.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
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From this reading She was counting up the days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was counting up the days.
belonging to which person
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would they let her go on Saturday she wondered?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dil sat out under the old branching apple-tree, whose hard red apples would be delightful along in the autumn.
