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Chapter XVI
_St. Michael's Eve, Sept. 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened. Ours is now a sad household. Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain. The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Ours is now a sad household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.”
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From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading _St. Michael's Eve, Sept.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading Ours is now a sad household.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading _St. Michael's Eve, Sept.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading Ours is now a sad household.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Ours is now a sad household.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
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From this reading Ours is now a sad household.
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From this reading _St. Michael's Eve, Sept.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading _St. Michael's Eve, Sept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
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From this reading 28._ IT is a long time since I have touched this book, and many things have happened.
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From this reading The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The rest lie under the turf in our cemetery.
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From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
which person or people
From this reading Out of the twenty-three professed Sisters and novices who used to meet in the choir, but fifteen remain.
