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Chapter V
FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER. September 26th. You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well. If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself. But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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for the reason that
From this reading “You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.”
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From this reading September 26th.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
for the reason that
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
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From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
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From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
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From this reading FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
above and across; more than
From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
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From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
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From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
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From this reading September 26th.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that is not the case at present and, if I don't write to you, it is because I am so deeply interested over here that I don't seem to find time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
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From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
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From this reading If I were in any trouble I don't think I should write to you; I should just keep quiet and see it through myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not be frightened at not hearing from me oftener; it is not because I am in any trouble, but because I am getting on so well.
