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Chapter XXVII
DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight. Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door. "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?" "Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie? I'm very lonesome.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"”
during the time that
From this reading “"Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?”
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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 "Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
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From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading "Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?
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From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading I'm very lonesome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
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From this reading I'm very lonesome.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
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From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
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From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently she heard the footfall of Annie as she came to the door.
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
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From this reading I'm very lonesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
during the time that
From this reading "Couldn't you come in for a while, Annie?
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From this reading DORENWALD, CHIEF Mary Gage, sitting alone in her cabin, could hear the hum of voices as Wid Gardner and Annie Squires talked together in the open sunlight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Sis," said that cheerful individual, "how are you getting on?"
