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Chapter XXV
WALKING INTO A TRAP. The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence. Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded. What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick? He had all the more need of her.
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a period of time or extent
From this reading “Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had all the more need of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.”
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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 WALKING INTO A TRAP.
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From this reading He had all the more need of her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had all the more need of her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
a period of time or extent
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
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From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading He had all the more need of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had all the more need of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
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From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
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From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.
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From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
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From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
