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Chapter III
MALACHITE AND GOLD. Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter. The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy. These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles. She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.”
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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 reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MALACHITE AND GOLD.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
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From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading MALACHITE AND GOLD.
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From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
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From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALACHITE AND GOLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
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From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
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From this reading The reason was that it always--or nearly always, for now and then there was a breakdown or a delay somewhere--brought her a letter from Edward Conroy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
up to a particular time
From this reading She read them and re-read them till she knew all their sweetest passages by heart.
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From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
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From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These letters were her greatest comfort in her perplexities and troubles.
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From this reading Of all days in the week, Saturday was the one most longed for by Ella Winter.
