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Chapter XXXVIII
Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her. "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice. A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face. The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber. "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.”
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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 "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
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From this reading "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kindly hand raised her, gently but firmly, from the dew-wet grass, and pushed the damp, golden curls back from her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
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From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
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From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
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From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child!" murmured a sweet, pathetic voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy opened her eyes wide, looking up in wonder at the pale, sweet face bending over her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ask why I am here!" she sobbed.
