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Chapter X
"It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once? You've changed, some, but not like the rest. Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance. His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close. "Don't care, Belle--it's all right.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've changed, some, but not like the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't care, Belle--it's all right.”
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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 Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading "Don't care, Belle--it's all right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
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From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading "Don't care, Belle--it's all right.
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From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
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From this reading "Don't care, Belle--it's all right.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't care, Belle--it's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His arms closed around her and he backed to an armchair and sat down on it, holding her close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
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From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
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From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
which person or people
From this reading Please, Lance, I want to lean against you and--and feel how strong you are--" A great tenderness, a great, overwhelming desire to comfort his mother, who had never let him call her mother, seized Lance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's--Lance, do you mind if Belle lets go and tells you things, just this once?
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From this reading You've changed, some, but not like the rest.
