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"Les Solitudes, "February 2nd. "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you. I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me. I could think of nothing to explain it. Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I could think of nothing to explain it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could think of nothing to explain it.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.”
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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 I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
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From this reading I could think of nothing to explain it.
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From this reading "Les Solitudes, "February 2nd.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
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From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
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From this reading "Les Solitudes, "February 2nd.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
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From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could think of nothing to explain it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading "Les Solitudes, "February 2nd.
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From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could think of nothing to explain it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could think of nothing to explain it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
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From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then when we opened it and saw, row upon row, those beautiful things like pearls in a casket--it made me feel quite dazed.
at the time that
From this reading I could hardly believe it when Mrs. Talcott told me that a box was here for me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Mr. Jardine,--How very, very kind of you.
