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Chapter VII
“She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe. I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse. She had wealth and so had her husband. He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons. The third was too young to go.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The third was too young to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.”
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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 I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had wealth and so had her husband.
any thing at all
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
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From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading The third was too young to go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had wealth and so had her husband.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had wealth and so had her husband.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading She had wealth and so had her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
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From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
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From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had wealth and so had her husband.
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From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
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From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third was too young to go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The third was too young to go.
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From this reading The third was too young to go.
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From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
up to a particular time
From this reading I don’t suppose until the time came that she ever did anything harder than speak French, or play the piano, or ride a horse.
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From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was born in Kings Port, but educated in Europe.
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From this reading She had wealth and so had her husband.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was killed in the war, and so were two of her sons.
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From this reading The third was too young to go.
