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Chapter XXVII
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. For a long time not a word was spoken. Obed was thunder-struck by this intelligence. He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication. "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time not a word was spoken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time not a word was spoken.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.”
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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 A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
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From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
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From this reading A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Obed was thunder-struck by this intelligence.
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
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From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
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From this reading Obed was thunder-struck by this intelligence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
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From this reading Obed was thunder-struck by this intelligence.
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From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
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From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Obed was thunder-struck by this intelligence.
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From this reading Obed was thunder-struck by this intelligence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
in the direction of
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
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From this reading A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
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From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
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From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at her in wonder, as her fair girlish face was turned toward him, not knowing how to receive this unparalleled communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a long time not a word was spoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my friend," said Zillah, "have I ever in any way shown that I could have expected this?
