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Chapter VII
AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET. Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent. But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy. It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood. Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
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From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
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From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
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From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
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From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
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From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
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From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
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From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
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From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
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From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
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From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
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From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
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From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
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From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
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From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
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From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
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From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
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From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
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From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
