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The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin. She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was. If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders. She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step. The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.”
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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 roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
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From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
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From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
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From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
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From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
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From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
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From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
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From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
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From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
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From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
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From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She knew how much more important it seemed to her than it really was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
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From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The roll of red carpet they took from their van had a magic air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
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From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole day before the party was secretly exciting to Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hid herself behind the window curtains in her room that she might see the men putting up the crimson and white awning from the door to the carriage step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been six years old she might have felt the same kind of uncertain thrills and tremulous wonders.
