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Chapter X
_MRS. FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too. She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything. By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage. Mrs. Ferrand received her kindly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.”
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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 She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too.
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From this reading FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading Mrs. Ferrand received her kindly.
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From this reading FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too.
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From this reading Mrs. Ferrand received her kindly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading _MRS.
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From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading Mrs. Ferrand received her kindly.
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From this reading FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
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From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
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From this reading FERRAND'S._ AND Rhoda believed it too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not, happily for herself, of a nervous temperament, and was disposed to look on the bright side of everything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the time Monday morning came round, she was able to bid her friends good-bye with tolerable cheerfulness, and to go to her new home with good courage.
