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Chapter V
"I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely. "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in. Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?" Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs. John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
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From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
any thing at all
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
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From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
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From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
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From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
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From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
above and across; more than
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
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From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have, and I think I do," said Joy gravely.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
up to a particular time
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'll hand this over to Viola to put the finishing stitches in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John was coming along the path, and she didn't want him to know about her frock till it was all done.
in or at the place that
From this reading Joy, in her pinned finery, looked, then snatched her clothes from the sofa, where they lay in state, and ran upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look out the window--do you see anything familiar coming up the path?"
