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Chapter XI
Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him. She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him. "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously. "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house. Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.”
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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 puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
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From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
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From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
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From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
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From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
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From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
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From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
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From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
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From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
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From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
above and across; more than
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
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From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Berry is going to hire the old Bennett place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She puckered her lips painfully, and a blush shot over her face and little thin throat as she stood there before him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you had better wait until Mrs. Berry gets settled in her house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barney went to see Rebecca the next day, but the minister's wife came to the door and would not admit him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I guess you had better not come in," said she, nervously.
