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Chapter V
IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us? It will cool you off for sleep." Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon. Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows. Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.”
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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 IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
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From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
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From this reading It will cool you off for sleep."
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From this reading Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.
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From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
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From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will cool you off for sleep."
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
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From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading It will cool you off for sleep."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
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From this reading Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.
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From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will cool you off for sleep."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
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From this reading Sally drew herself up eagerly upon her couch pillows.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
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From this reading Josephine stood looking in on them, herself in white from head to foot, a refreshing sight for tired eyes to rest upon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
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From this reading Max yawned and stretched in the chair in which he had been half asleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE "Sally, will you and Max go for a drive with us?
