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Chapter XXXIV
A NEW AGENT. Ally was up very early next morning. She was always early. In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day. That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ally was up very early next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ally was up very early next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.”
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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 A NEW AGENT.
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From this reading A NEW AGENT.
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From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
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From this reading She was always early.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading A NEW AGENT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always early.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
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From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ally was up very early next morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading That was her conviction always, but on many occasions, especially on dark winter mornings, it did not carry the same practical force.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
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From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In a house with so many little children and so few servants, if you were not up early you were in arrears with your work the whole day.
