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Chapter I
AN UNWELCOME LEGACY. "Children! They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack. Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me! And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
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any thing at all
From this reading “And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."”
every person
From this reading “They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!”
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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 They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
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From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNWELCOME LEGACY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
any thing at all
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading "Children!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
every person
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
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From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
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From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
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From this reading AN UNWELCOME LEGACY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
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From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
up to a particular time
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
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From this reading AN UNWELCOME LEGACY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading Why on earth they can not be kept out of sight altogether till they reach a sensible age is what puzzles me!
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From this reading And I suppose if anything could make the matter worse, it is that this is a girl."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are a nuisance to everyone--my abomination, as you know, Jack.
