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Chapter VI
THE TRUTH SETTING FREE. The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper. She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed. She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her. We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “THE TRUTH SETTING FREE.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.”
during the time that
From this reading “She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading THE TRUTH SETTING FREE.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
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From this reading THE TRUTH SETTING FREE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
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From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
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From this reading The next day she awoke, out of spirits and out of temper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUTH SETTING FREE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
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From this reading THE TRUTH SETTING FREE.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
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From this reading She forgot the joy of serving others, and thought it very hard others should not try to serve her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
at the time that
From this reading We are apt to be very strict about other people's duties when we forget our own.
during the time that
From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
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From this reading She did not see why she should always work, while Kitty was enjoying herself in bed.
