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Chapter X
A LITTLE LIGHT. Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day. The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more." Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?" And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
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for the reason that
From this reading “And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LITTLE LIGHT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.”
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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 A LITTLE LIGHT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
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From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
for the reason that
From this reading And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
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From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
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From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
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From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
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From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
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From this reading And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
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From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
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From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
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From this reading And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
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From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
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From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
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From this reading A LITTLE LIGHT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE LIGHT.
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From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
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From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
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From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
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From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
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From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And her father replied, "It is because she grows so fast.
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From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stineli grew more and more thin and quiet from day to day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little ones called out complainingly, "Stineli never tells us stories now, and never laughs any more."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her mother said to her father, "Do you notice how changed she is?"
