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Sue jumped up and went out. Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying. “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress. “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.” “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
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extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading ““Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sue jumped up and went out.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
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From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
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From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
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From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
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From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
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From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
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From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
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From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
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From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
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From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
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From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
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From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
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From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
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From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t cry, dear!” said Jude in distress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
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From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jude followed her, and found her in the outhouse, crying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
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From this reading “Oh no—it isn’t that!” said Sue, trying to dry her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sue jumped up and went out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She means well, but is very crusty and queer now, you know.”
