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Chapter IX
‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’ Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park. ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’ ‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course. But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’”
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From this reading But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course.
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
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From this reading But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
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From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course.
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
not any; not one
From this reading But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose Master Jacky and I can go in and see the gardens, Brown?’
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
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From this reading But I’m afraid there’s no one there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading Quite close to the gardens Susan meets one of the under-gardeners at Crosby Park.
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From this reading ‘Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms—oftenest, God bless her! in female breasts.’
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From this reading ‘Oh yes, miss, o’ course.
