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Chapter VII
COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July. As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk: "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped! I'm going to have it." She stooped to pick it up.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'm going to have it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.”
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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 COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading I'm going to have it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm going to have it."
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading I'm going to have it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm going to have it."
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading She stooped to pick it up.
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
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From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
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From this reading She stooped to pick it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they neared Dr. Carr's gate, Maria Fiske exclaimed, at the sight of a pretty bunch of flowers lying in the middle of the sidewalk:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to have it."
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading She stooped to pick it up.
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
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From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading COUSIN HELEN'S VISIT A little knot of the school-girls were walking home together one afternoon in July.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh my!" she cried, "see what somebody's dropped!
