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One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress. An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him. Sam shuddered. In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her. There was nothing said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
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From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
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From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading There was nothing said.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
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From this reading Sam shuddered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
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From this reading There was nothing said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
at the time that
From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
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From this reading One evening, when he had grown so that he outtopped Windy, Sam McPherson returned from his paper route to find his mother arrayed in her black, church-going dress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the house it was an understood thing that when Jane McPherson went to church her son went with her.
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From this reading An evangelist was at work in Caxton and she had decided to hear him.
