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Chapter XI
‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’ Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery. Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father. ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon. ‘But for his good, Susan.’
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘But for his good, Susan.’”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.”
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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 Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But for his good, Susan.’
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
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From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
not friendly or close
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘But for his good, Susan.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘But for his good, Susan.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
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From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
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From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
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From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
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From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
at the time that
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
