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Chapter XVII
THE CATASTROPHE. When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle. The moment Sampso saw me she cried: "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen? What afflicts you?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moment Sampso saw me she cried:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?”
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment Sampso saw me she cried:
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment Sampso saw me she cried:
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From this reading The moment Sampso saw me she cried:
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading The moment Sampso saw me she cried:
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment Sampso saw me she cried:
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
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From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
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From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
at the time that
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You arrive in time, Schanvoch, to help me convince Ellen that her fears are groundless--she is weeping--" "What ails you, Ellen?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I reached home, my son, I found your mother Ellen and her sister Sampso seated near your cradle.
