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Chapter VI
“Hope looked up, full of sympathy. She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately. ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked. ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope. ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hope looked up, full of sympathy.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
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From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
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From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
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From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
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From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
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From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
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From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
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From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
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From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
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From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
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From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
