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Chapter V
In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months. I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children. She was over-worked, sickly, and cranky. She had half a dozen boarders. Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had half a dozen boarders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.”
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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 was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
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From this reading She had half a dozen boarders.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
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From this reading She was over-worked, sickly, and cranky.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading She had half a dozen boarders.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had half a dozen boarders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading She was over-worked, sickly, and cranky.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was over-worked, sickly, and cranky.
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From this reading She was over-worked, sickly, and cranky.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he left, father gave me the money I had saved up, and told me to look about for a job.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
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From this reading In his new position father was forced to travel much, often leaving me to my own devices for weeks and sometimes months.
which person or people
From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
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From this reading I was put up at a small boarding house kept by a widow, who had two children.
