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Chapter XXXII
ANNE. A.D. 1702--1714. Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III. She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.”
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From this reading 1702--1714.
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From this reading 1702--1714.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading ANNE.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading A.D.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
which person or people
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
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From this reading Queen Anne, the second daughter of James II., began to reign on the death of William III.
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From this reading She was a well-meaning woman, but very weak and silly; and any person who knew how to manage her could make her have no will of her own.
