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Chapter XXXVIII
HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken. Across the railroad yards, up the hill. A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him. He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding. That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across the railroad yards, up the hill.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.”
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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 HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the railroad yards, up the hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
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From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
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From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
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From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
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From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
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From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
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From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
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From this reading Across the railroad yards, up the hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
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From this reading That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
not any; not one
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the railroad yards, up the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Across the railroad yards, up the hill.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
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From this reading He marked that there had been no reproaches from his father, no questions, no scolding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new understanding of his father and mother was coming to Wint; some measure of comprehension of the completeness of their love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the railroad yards, up the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which had passed was to be forgotten, was to be ignored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HETTY HAS HER DAY Wint and his father walked home in a silence that was little broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the railroad yards, up the hill.
