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Chapter VI
Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again. Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated. There was not much time for talking that morning. There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions. "What has happened?
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"What has happened?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not much time for talking that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not much time for talking that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.”
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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 There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
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From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
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From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
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From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
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From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
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From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
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From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
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From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
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From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
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From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
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From this reading "What has happened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
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From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
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From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not much time for talking that morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faith went back to the factory the next day and asked to be taken on again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of work on hand and hardly a moment to spare, but during the dinner hour Peg asked a storm of questions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Dell would like to have refused, but she met Peg's fierce eyes across the room and changed her mind, and Faith was reinstated.
