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Chapter XXIX
A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin. She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct. Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness. It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran. She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
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every person
From this reading “She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.”
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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 CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
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From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
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From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
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From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
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From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
every person
From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
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From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
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From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
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From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
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From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
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From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
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From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
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From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
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From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
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From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
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From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just as Lon said, her thoughts ran.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHILD OF IMPULSE Betty went to sleep critical of Justin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Willful though the girl was, she had a capacity for generosity that saved her from selfishness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had to boss everybody and everything, always had to have her own way without regard to others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She woke, in the dawn of a new day streaming through the window, to censure of her own conduct.
