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Chapter IX
_A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda. She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right. She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung. Now it was all over. Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “_A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now it was all over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.”
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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 _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading Now it was all over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
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From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
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From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
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From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
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From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
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From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it was all over.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading Now it was all over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now it was all over.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
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From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
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From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
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From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A NEW HOME._ THE news of Aunt Hannah's death was a dreadful shock to Rhoda.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
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From this reading Aunt Hannah was gone, and she felt herself indeed alone in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had looked to her return with a vague but strong hope that somehow the old lady would set matters right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt so sure of seeing her, especially since she had made up her mind to write, and her heart had throbbed faster every time the door-bell rung.
