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Chapter XIV
ANXIETY AT ROSEMOUNT. The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons. To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all. Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute. The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.”
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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 To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading ANXIETY AT ROSEMOUNT.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANXIETY AT ROSEMOUNT.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
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From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
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From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
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From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
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From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
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From this reading ANXIETY AT ROSEMOUNT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emma and Fani could not keep still a minute.
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From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
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From this reading To-day, however, a certain restlessness seemed to have taken possession of them all.
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From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
at the time that
From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter tossed his papers about as if he couldn’t make up his mind which one he wanted.
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From this reading The only really quiet part of the day at Rosemount was during the morning hours, when the children were busy writing letters home and learning their lessons.
