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Chapter XXXVII
Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester. She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot. Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need. She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua. Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.”
during the time that
From this reading “Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.”
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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 She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
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From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
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From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
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From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
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From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
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From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
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From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
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From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
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From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
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From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
not any; not one
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
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From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Susannah left the canal boat at Rochester.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
in the direction of
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
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From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had borrowed as small a sum as might be, and was now penniless, possessing only her travel-worn garments; she had no choice but to start toward Manchester on foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got a long lift on her way from a farmer driving to Canandaigua.
during the time that
From this reading Of the farmer she asked, while her pulses almost stopped, some information about Ephraim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Food was easily to be had; such a woman as Susannah had but to enter any house and state her need.
