Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading Miss Jane had gone out.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Miss Jane had gone out.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading Miss Jane had gone out.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Miss Jane had gone out.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading Miss Jane had gone out.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken with her as well, secreted in the depths of her black silk reticule, a small volume of Lowell’s verses--some of them she knew by heart, and those she did not helped her to forget her cough.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

at the time that

From this reading Sometimes she sat in the corner, looking out upon the passing life of the street, though she much preferred the bench beside the straggling geraniums and begonias when the sun shone.

in or at the place that

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

which person or people

From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading She had taken her purple parasol with her to Stuyvesant Square, where the sun this March afternoon glistened on its faded fringe, and sent the saucy brown sparrows to doze and preen their wings in the bare branches of the trees, Miss Jane finding protection for her frail person back of the iron fence on a hard bench, its thin, cast-iron arms polished by the weary, the worthless, and the poor.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.

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From this reading There were a lot of things tucked away for safe-keeping in that reticule of Miss Jane’s: Old addresses of cheaper seamstresses which might some day be needed, a spool of sewing silk and a needle, in case of accidents; her name and address written plainly by Miss Ann; three old prescriptions that, alas! were always being renewed, and clippings from the New York _Observer_ on sermons she had missed, stuck to licorice drops--all these did not hinder her thin fingers from finding a hidden cracker for the sparrows, which she fed them in tiny bits under the alcoholic eye of a well-to-do Tammany policeman with park manners, who always saluted her respectfully.