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Chapter XXX
“THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort. There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her. She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets. Miss Henderson's name headed the list. She was one of the aristocrats.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Henderson's name headed the list.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading She was one of the aristocrats.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading Miss Henderson's name headed the list.
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From this reading Miss Henderson's name headed the list.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading Miss Henderson's name headed the list.
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From this reading Miss Henderson's name headed the list.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Henderson's name headed the list.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
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From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
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From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM” That was the beginning of a new effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down one day and wrote out their names with great care on her tablets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were certain young ladies becoming well-known to Mrs. Roberts, by reason of a similarity of tastes which drew them to her.
