Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here. The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it. There’s no place open here, madam. Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.” The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
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to cancel an order by giving a new one
From this reading “Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.””
in an angry way caused by unfair treatment
From this reading “The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.”
to continue to have or keep something
From this reading “The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
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From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
to cancel an order by giving a new one
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
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From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
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From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
in an angry way caused by unfair treatment
From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
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From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
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From this reading There’s no place open here, madam.
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From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no place open here, madam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There’s no place open here, madam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
to continue to have or keep something
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
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From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
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From this reading The silver heart left the office, swinging and banging itself independently against the office furniture as it indignantly departed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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From this reading There’s no place open here, madam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place is hers as long as she chooses to retain it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Countermand that order with the agency, Pitcher, and don’t bring any more of ’em in here.”
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From this reading Miss Leslie has given perfect satisfaction during the year she has been here.
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