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COUSINHOOD. Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick. When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy. Vicarage, Monday, Sept. 1, 186--.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.”
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From this reading 1, 186--.
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From this reading 1, 186--.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
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From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading COUSINHOOD.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Vicarage, Monday, Sept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
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From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
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From this reading Vicarage, Monday, Sept.
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From this reading Mary Lowther and her cousin had taken their walk together on Monday evening, and on the next morning she received the following letter from Mrs. Fenwick.
at the time that
From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
but in spite of that
From this reading When it reached her she had as yet heard nothing of the Bullhampton tragedy.
