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Chapter V
"Oh! what is it? What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep. It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row. Katy held her watch up to the dim light. She could just see the hands.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could just see the hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She could just see the hands.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.”
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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 What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could just see the hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
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From this reading Katy held her watch up to the dim light.
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From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She could just see the hands.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
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From this reading Katy held her watch up to the dim light.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! what is it?
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From this reading She could just see the hands.
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From this reading Katy held her watch up to the dim light.
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From this reading Katy held her watch up to the dim light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading "Oh! what is it?
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From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading She could just see the hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could just see the hands.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katy held her watch up to the dim light.
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From this reading What has happened?" cried Clover, starting up in bed, the next morning, as a clanging sound roused her suddenly from sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only the rising-bell, ringing at the end of Quaker Row.
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From this reading Katy held her watch up to the dim light.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh! what is it?
