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Chapter XVI
The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her. I was standing in the trees a little distance away. She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear. She touched his arm. He got to his feet.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was standing in the trees a little distance away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was standing in the trees a little distance away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.”
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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 I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading She touched his arm.
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From this reading I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading He got to his feet.
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From this reading He got to his feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She touched his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
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From this reading She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She spoke to him once, but he did not seem to hear.
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From this reading She touched his arm.
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From this reading I was standing in the trees a little distance away.
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From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
at the time that
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next afternoon Roscoe was sitting on the coping deep in thought, when Ruth rode up with her father, dismounted, and came upon him so quietly that he did not hear her.
