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Chapter I
I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies. Her story was a simple one. Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit. In doing this she had walked into a fortune. Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.”
later than; following
From this reading “Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In doing this she had walked into a fortune.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her story was a simple one.”
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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 Her story was a simple one.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
later than; following
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading Her story was a simple one.
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From this reading Her story was a simple one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
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From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
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From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
at the time that
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
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From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
