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Chapter VII
"Where's Pat?" The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother. Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her. She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her. "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.”
during the time that
From this reading “She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.”
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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 The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
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From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
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From this reading "Where's Pat?"
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading Heavy footfalls on the carpeted steps, and then his figure bulked on the landing below her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
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From this reading "Where's Pat?"
during the time that
From this reading She cupped her chin on her hands, and stared down at him while he ascended to her side, sprawling his great figure beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words drifted up the well of the stairs, followed by a scarcely audible reply from her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, Honey," he rumbled, "you're beginning to get me worried!"
