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Chapter XIX
On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron. They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already. She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen. It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written. The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.”
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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 On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
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From this reading The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
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From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
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From this reading The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
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From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
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From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
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From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
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From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following day I received a letter from Miss Cameron.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She signed herself Ellen Cameron, and hereafter I thought of her only as Ellen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
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From this reading The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were very comfortable, the place was beautiful, the air delightful, her mother seemed to be better already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The writing was that of a lady, and the wording appropriate and well-chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not such a letter as an ordinary needlewoman would have written.
