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Chapter IX
The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered. Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her. Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call. Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda. "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.”
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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 Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
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From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
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From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
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From this reading Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
apart from; not including
From this reading Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody except Mrs. Jane Maxwell had come to call.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing but her ill favor in the village had saved her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's mighty queer, seems to me, that there ain't a soul but that one old woman set foot inside this house since we've been here," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three women from Green River had been six days in Elliot, they were going to leave the next morning, and Mrs. Field's secret had not been discovered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Babcock talked and wondered about it a great deal to Mrs. Green and Amanda.
