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For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves. BULWER LYTTON. Two days passed without a word from Frank. Then came a letter for Nesta. She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days passed without a word from Frank.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Two days passed without a word from Frank.”
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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 Two days passed without a word from Frank.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading BULWER LYTTON.
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From this reading Then came a letter for Nesta.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading Two days passed without a word from Frank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days passed without a word from Frank.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading Then came a letter for Nesta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading BULWER LYTTON.
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From this reading Then came a letter for Nesta.
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From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days passed without a word from Frank.
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From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading Then came a letter for Nesta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
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From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Little Betty's Sake Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took it to her own room, and read it before she told Betty she had received it.
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From this reading Two days passed without a word from Frank.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Two days passed without a word from Frank.
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From this reading Two days passed without a word from Frank.
