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And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean. “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.” “Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.” “That is just your silly notion. A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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later than; following
From this reading “And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.””
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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 young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
later than; following
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.”
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is just your silly notion.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “That is just your silly notion.
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From this reading “Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading “That is just your silly notion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
above and across; more than
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
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From this reading “That is just your silly notion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is just your silly notion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
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From this reading “Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And indeed the Duchess did come forward with the gravest looks, after the flowers had all been gathered up and restored to the box and her talk was over with Miss Jean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Douglas,” she said, “I am much surprised to find you here.”
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From this reading A young person of your age is not fitted to dispose of her own life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Grace,” said Kirsteen, “I am very well here.”
