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Chapter II
TRYING AGAIN. ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread. She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be. What was the use? She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TRYING AGAIN.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.”
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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 made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRYING AGAIN.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
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From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
not one, and not any
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
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From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
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From this reading TRYING AGAIN.
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From this reading What was the use?
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
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From this reading She was not in the least ruffled by the events of the morning, and thought it very strange that any one else should be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
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From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use?
in or at the place that
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She made various remarks by way of beginning a conversation, to which she got very short answers, or none at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABBEY took her work and went down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Ward was mixing her bread.
