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Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway. She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed. "Hasn't Rupert come with you?" Helen asked. "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helen asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hasn't Rupert come with you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.”
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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 turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
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From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hasn't Rupert come with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
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From this reading "Hasn't Rupert come with you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
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From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
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From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hasn't Rupert come with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I missed him," he said in his melancholy voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
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From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
at the time that
From this reading Helen was ironing in the kitchen the next afternoon when Daniel Mackenzie appeared in the doorway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned to him with a welcome, but the perfection of her manner was lost on Daniel: for the kitchen was empty of Miriam, and that was all he noticed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hasn't Rupert come with you?"
