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Chapter XV
“And you've never been up there since?” “Never.” Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now. Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.” They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““And you've never been up there since?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you've never been up there since?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““And you've never been up there since?””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
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From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
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From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
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From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
in or at the place that
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had reached Hamblin, where the snow-flurry had left white patches in the rough grass on the roadside, and in the angles of the roofs facing north.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Miles was silent again, then he said: “I'm glad you're coming with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you've never been up there since?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps we may find your mother alive, and she may know that you have come.”
