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Chapter XVIII
NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all? The question haunted her insistently. She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble. She threw down her book impatiently. If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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later than; following
From this reading “NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question haunted her insistently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.”
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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 She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
later than; following
From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
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From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
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From this reading She threw down her book impatiently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading She threw down her book impatiently.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading The question haunted her insistently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The question haunted her insistently.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading She threw down her book impatiently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading The question haunted her insistently.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question haunted her insistently.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question haunted her insistently.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
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From this reading She threw down her book impatiently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NAN AGAINST NAN Was Billy right, after all?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
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From this reading She lighted the lamp by her bed and tried to read, but the words were a confused jumble.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If only she had kept Fanny Copeland in the house or had given the papers hidden away in the old table to Eaton to carry away, she would have escaped this struggle.
