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Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness. In a month’s time she was quite intolerable. “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely. “I know I can’t. I can’t bear it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.”
every person
From this reading “Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know I can’t.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.”
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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 In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
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From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
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From this reading I can’t bear it.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
every person
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can’t bear it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know I can’t.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
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From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
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From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
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From this reading Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
