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Chapter X
The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons. Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box. As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled. “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said. “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
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From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
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From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
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From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
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From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
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From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many of the moths had emerged and flown, but the luna cases remained in the bottom of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Possibly you would so interest her that she would forget her fear of me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As he stood looking at them one moved and he smiled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Harvester finished his evening work and went to examine the cocoons.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'd give something if you would come out and be ready to work on by to-morrow afternoon,” he said.
