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Chapter XXXI
SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE. Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton. John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on. People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices. Up stairs, the usual quiet reigned.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.”
busy and excited activity
From this reading “People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
busy and excited activity
From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE.
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From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading Up stairs, the usual quiet reigned.
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From this reading Up stairs, the usual quiet reigned.
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From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE.
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From this reading Up stairs, the usual quiet reigned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
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From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
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From this reading Up stairs, the usual quiet reigned.
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From this reading Up stairs, the usual quiet reigned.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
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From this reading People were moving about, making the bustle the more noticeable by their visible efforts to step softly, and by the low monotonous hum of their voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early on the following morning, there was unusual stir about Mapleton.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John Burrill was to be buried that day, and the sad funeral preparations were going on.
