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Chapter VI
The head and shoulders disappeared. A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll. But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly. "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right! I didn't do it right!"
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The head and shoulders disappeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.”
during the time that
From this reading “A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.”
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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 A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The head and shoulders disappeared.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The head and shoulders disappeared.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading The head and shoulders disappeared.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I didn't do it right!
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading The head and shoulders disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The head and shoulders disappeared.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
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From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
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From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
at the time that
From this reading But when he reached the bottom rung, she rose to her feet and ran to meet him, weeping bitterly.
during the time that
From this reading A short pause followed, then the ladder came slowly down, and the Southerner descended, while Virgie crouched, a sobbing little heap, beside her doll.
