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Chapter V
A TRAP SET. This was no idle threat. For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory. At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it! I have it!”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
during the time that
From this reading “For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.”
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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 A TRAP SET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
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From this reading This was no idle threat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
not any; not one
From this reading This was no idle threat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading A TRAP SET.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
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From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, one day, as she was sitting in her room, she flung her book on the table and clapped her hands, exclaiming,-- “I have it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no idle threat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was no idle threat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRAP SET.
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From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was no idle threat.
during the time that
From this reading For days Florence spent much time and thought in devising various plans for revenging herself; but for a long while she could not hit on any thing satisfactory.
