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Chapter III
“Oh yes; they were old girl friends.” “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first. She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all. She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think? That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?”
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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'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
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From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
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From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
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From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
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From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
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From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
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From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
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From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
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From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
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From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
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From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
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From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
