Chapter XXVI
YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out: "Steve! Steve! Come back!" He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
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Chapter XXVI
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YELLOW
BARBEE
KEEPS
A
PROMISE
Terry
started,
shook
off
her
apathy
with
a
sudden
effort
and
called
out:
"Steve!
Steve!
Come
back!"
He
had
gone
but
a
half-dozen
paces.
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YELLOW
BARBEE
KEEPS
A
PROMISE
Terry
started,
shook
off
her
apathy
with
a
sudden
effort
and
called
out:
Line 2
"Steve!
Line 3
Steve!
Line 4
Come
back!"
Line 5
He
had
gone
but
a
half-dozen
paces.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come back!"”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
apathy
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
back
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From this reading Come back!"
BARBEE
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
called
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come back!"
effort
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
gone
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From this reading He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
half-dozen
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From this reading He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
KEEPS
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
off
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
out
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paces
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From this reading He had gone but a half-dozen paces.
PROMISE
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
shook
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started
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
Steve
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From this reading "Steve!
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
Terry
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out:
YELLOW
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From this reading YELLOW BARBEE KEEPS A PROMISE Terry started, shook off her apathy with a sudden effort and called out: