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Chapter XIV
THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW. A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount. Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him. ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself. The Mount family has never liked them.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Mount family has never liked them.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.”
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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 A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
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From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
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From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
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From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
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From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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From this reading THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
