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TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance. She drew a long sigh. "Oh, I must rest and get my breath. So much is happening!" "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew a long sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew a long sigh.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Oh, I must rest and get my breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I must rest and get my breath.”
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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 She drew a long sigh.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew a long sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
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From this reading So much is happening!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So much is happening!"
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew a long sigh.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading So much is happening!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew a long sigh.
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From this reading She drew a long sigh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much is happening!"
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
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From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
in or at the place that
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
