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Chapter XI
THE LAST OF THE CLOVER-LEAVES. Last days are very apt to be hard days. As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance. "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself. "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE CLOVER-LEAVES.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.”
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From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
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From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
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From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE CLOVER-LEAVES.
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From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
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From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
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From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
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From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
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From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
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From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
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From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
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From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CLOVER-LEAVES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
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From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
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From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
not any; not one
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CLOVER-LEAVES.
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From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
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From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CLOVER-LEAVES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
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From this reading Last days are very apt to be hard days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the time drew near for quitting No. 13, Clover was conscious of a growing reluctance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder why it is that I mind it so much?" she asked herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Phil has got well here, to be sure; that would be enough of itself to make me fond of the place, and we have had a happy winter in this little house.
