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Chapter V
"Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness. "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins. Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side. He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence. Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
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From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
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From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
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From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
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From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
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From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
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From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
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From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
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From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
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From this reading Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
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From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
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From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
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From this reading Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come here!" and she laid her hand invitingly on the chair that Kitty had vacated at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked slowly over and took the seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't look so solemn," she said with mock ruefulness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You make me feel as though you had come to baptize me, as though you had to wash away my sins.
