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Chapter VIII
VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved. But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered. In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast. She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield. She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.”
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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 VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
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From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
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From this reading She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
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From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
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From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
not any; not one
From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
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From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
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From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
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From this reading She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
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From this reading She was delicate in health, but reticent and resolute in character.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
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From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But our ideas were no novelty to her, as we soon discovered.
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From this reading VISITING THE SICK I had been quite prepared to find Polly a willing convert to my charitable schemes, but I had not expected to find in Cousin Helen so strong an ally as she proved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She read with avidity religious biographies furnished by Miss Blomfield.
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From this reading In truth, at nine years old, she was a bit of an enthusiast.
