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Chapter VIII
Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor. Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison. LONGFELLOW. MRS. STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.”
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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 Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
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From this reading LONGFELLOW.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading Her presence Fell on their hearts like a ray of sun on the walls of a prison.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STUART was very interested in hearing from her girls about the Red Manor and its master.
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From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
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From this reading Old Women Each word of kindness, Come whence it may, is welcome to the poor.
