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Chapter III
THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away. Nurse Bundle was still with me. With her I "did lessons" after a fashion. I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart. In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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later than; following
From this reading “With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “Nurse Bundle was still with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nurse Bundle was still with me.”
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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 With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
later than; following
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
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From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
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From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
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From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
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From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
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From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
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From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
