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AN OPEN DOOR. WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils? No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance! There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other. Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “AN OPEN DOOR.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?”
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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 WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
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From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
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From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
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From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
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From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
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From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
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From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
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From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
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From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
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From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
not any; not one
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
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From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
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From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
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From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
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From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
