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Chapter II
THE END OF A SAD STORY. In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway. Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him. She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well. Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.”
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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 THE END OF A SAD STORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
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From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
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From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
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From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
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From this reading THE END OF A SAD STORY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
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From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
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From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A SAD STORY.
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From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
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From this reading Nothing was needed to make her happy but his presence.
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From this reading THE END OF A SAD STORY.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading THE END OF A SAD STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A SAD STORY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading Before he had been in New Orleans a week her answer came to him.
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From this reading She was better; her cough had entirely left her, and she slept well.
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From this reading In New York Edward Montague mailed a letter to Sara Medway.
