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Chapter IV
“It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago. I did not let anyone know where I was. I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes. One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund. He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
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any person at all
From this reading “I did not let anyone know where I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not let anyone know where I was.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I did not let anyone know where I was.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.”
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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 I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
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From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
any person at all
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
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From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
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From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
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From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
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From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
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From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
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From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
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From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
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From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
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From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
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From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
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From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
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From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
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From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I succeeded in getting a position as a nurse girl in one of the best South Side homes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It all ended by my running away and coming to Chicago.
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From this reading He explained to me that he was located in the city and had taken up the study of law.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
in or at the place that
From this reading I did not let anyone know where I was.
which person or people
From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day I was in the park with the babe who was entrusted to my care, and by sheer accident met Edmund.
