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Chapter XXIX
THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind. It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation. Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted. That was terrible! Everything about poverty was terrible.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Everything about poverty was terrible.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything about poverty was terrible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That was terrible!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.”
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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 THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everything about poverty was terrible.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything about poverty was terrible.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything about poverty was terrible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
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From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was terrible!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF Carrie pondered over this situation as consistently as Hurstwood, once she got the facts adjusted in her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took several days for her to fully realise that the approach of the dissolution of her husband's business meant commonplace struggle and privation.
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From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was terrible!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
