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Chapter VIII
A NOISE AT THE WINDOW. Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm. She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently. Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint. "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.”
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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 A NOISE AT THE WINDOW.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
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From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
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From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
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From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
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From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NOISE AT THE WINDOW.
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From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
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From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
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From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
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From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
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From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
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From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
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From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
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From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
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From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
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From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
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From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
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From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NOISE AT THE WINDOW.
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From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
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From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
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From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NOISE AT THE WINDOW.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flew down the steps, and throwing both her arms about her son's neck, hid her face on his shoulder and sobbed violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marcy put his uninjured arm around her, and his mother leaned so heavily upon it that the boy thought she was going to faint.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
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From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
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From this reading A NOISE AT THE WINDOW.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Gray's countenance grew white with alarm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now see what you have done, you black rascal, by wagging your tongue so freely," said Marcy angrily.
