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"Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed. "Please--please--just stop a _minute_!" She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist. Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines. He closed the door entirely, carefully.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He closed the door entirely, carefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.”
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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 "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
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From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
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From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
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From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
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From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
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From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
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From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
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From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
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From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
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From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
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From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
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From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please--please--just stop a _minute_!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
