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Chapter V
I spent the evening alone. Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians. I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household. It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants. Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I spent the evening alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.”
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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 Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I spent the evening alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
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From this reading I spent the evening alone.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spent the evening alone.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading Of the servants I had seen three, the old butler, the nurse, and the housemaid, Ellen.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
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From this reading I spent the evening alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I spent the evening alone.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading It consisted, as far as my present observation went, of seven persons, the three principals and four servants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
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From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I felt my loneliness, but busied myself trying to sift the impressions made upon me by the different members of the household.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Packard went to the theater with friends and Mayor Packard attended a conference of politicians.
