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Chapter X
So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on. That must have been about four years ago. According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old. I know now that I was fifteen. But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That must have been about four years ago.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That must have been about four years ago.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That must have been about four years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know now that I was fifteen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That must have been about four years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I’ll tell you all about that further on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.”
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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 So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
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From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
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From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
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From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
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From this reading But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading I know now that I was fifteen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
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From this reading But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
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From this reading But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know now that I was fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
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From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know now that I was fifteen.
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From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading According to what I was afterward told, I was then thirteen years old.
at the time that
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
in or at the place that
From this reading So, as soon as we got to a place where we could stop for a few days, Mrs. Dennison sent for two dressmakers to fashion some new gowns for me, and I really looked quite like another person when I put them on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That must have been about four years ago.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I’ll tell you all about that further on.
