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Chapter XXII
"MAY I GO?" The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk. She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared. Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look. She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
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later than; following
From this reading “The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"MAY I GO?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.”
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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 She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
later than; following
From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
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From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
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From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading "MAY I GO?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MAY I GO?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "MAY I GO?"
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From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
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From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
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From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
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From this reading The very day after this, Octavia opened the fourth trunk.
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From this reading She seemed to have walked fast, and was out of breath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
at the time that
From this reading She had had it brought down from the garret, when there came a summons on the door, and Lucia Gaston appeared.
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From this reading Lucia was very pale; and her large, soft eyes wore a decidedly frightened look.
