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Chapter XV
This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches. Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses. She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May. She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms. One was her workroom and studio.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One was her workroom and studio.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.”
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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 She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was her workroom and studio.
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From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
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From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
except for; apart from
From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went away full of innocent, joyous hope in the month of May.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
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From this reading One was her workroom and studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her father and mother and her brother strained every nerve to earn and save the money to cover her expenses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
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From this reading She boarded in a plain, quiet house, and had two rooms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was before Margery went to Boston to try to develop her gift for making pretty sketches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One was her workroom and studio.
