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Chapter X
THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY. There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant. Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms. "My Mollie--my Mollie! My darling!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.”
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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 There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading My darling!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
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From this reading "My Mollie--my Mollie!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Mollie--my Mollie!
not any; not one
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
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From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
