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Chapter XXVII
For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy. The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips. "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them. "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly. For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.”
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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 For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
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From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
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From this reading "I shall lose a son, but I shall gain a dear daughter," added the old lady, softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
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From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
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From this reading "My son is soon to be married!" and the four walls seemed to repeat and re-echo them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For an instant, as Dorothy sat trembling there, the impulse was strong upon her to fly from the house.
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From this reading For a moment the room seemed to whirl around Dorothy.
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From this reading The words seemed to strike into her very brain as they fell from Mrs. Garner's lips.
