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Chapter XVIII
Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her. She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home. “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do. “Answer me, baby!” “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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later than; following
From this reading ““Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.”
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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 “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
later than; following
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
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From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
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From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
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From this reading “Answer me, baby!”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
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From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
in or at the place that
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
