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Chapter III
The room was very still as he spoke. Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow. Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought. “It is terrible!” he murmured, “terrible! How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The room was very still as he spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is terrible!” he murmured, “terrible!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
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From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is terrible!” he murmured, “terrible!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is terrible!” he murmured, “terrible!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
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From this reading “It is terrible!” he murmured, “terrible!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
above and across; more than
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
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From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
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From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is terrible!” he murmured, “terrible!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madam Schuyler forgot the coming guests and the preparations, in consternation over the thought of David and his sorrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How could she bear to inflict such sorrow!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marcia sobbed softly upon her father’s breast, and her father involuntarily placed his arm about her as he stood in painful thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was very still as he spoke.
