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Chapter XIV
ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company. As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain. "Oh, Yetta," she said, "don't go out to-day. The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak." But Yetta only smiled.
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."”
belonging to which person
From this reading “As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Yetta only smiled.
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From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading "Oh, Yetta," she said, "don't go out to-day.
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
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From this reading "Oh, Yetta," she said, "don't go out to-day.
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading "Oh, Yetta," she said, "don't go out to-day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading But Yetta only smiled.
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
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From this reading "Oh, Yetta," she said, "don't go out to-day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
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From this reading But Yetta only smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
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From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading "Oh, Yetta," she said, "don't go out to-day.
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
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From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
belonging to which person
From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she was starting out, she met Mabel, whose mackintosh was glistening with rain.
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From this reading ARREST At headquarters on May Day morning Yetta was detailed to the Crown Vest Company.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The weather's so bad, and if you catch cold you can't speak."
