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Chapter XXIX
DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms. "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you! And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence.... Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last." Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
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From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
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From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
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From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
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From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
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From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
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From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
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From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
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From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
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From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
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From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
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From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
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From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
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From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
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From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
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From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
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From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
