Chapter V
"I know." She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes. "Just relief, I guess. Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak. "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
Chapter V
"I know." She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes. "Just relief, I guess. Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak. "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know."”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “"Just relief, I guess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.”
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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 reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
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From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
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From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
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From this reading "Just relief, I guess.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
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From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just relief, I guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading "Just relief, I guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.