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Chapter XXIX
If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day. To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress. Wedding bells do not always mean happiness. Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic. She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.”
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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 If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
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From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
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From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
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From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
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From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
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From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
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From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
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From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
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From this reading She was to be married before the registrar to-morrow to Isaac Dent.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bet Granger was sitting alone in Jenny's attic.
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From this reading Wedding bells do not always mean happiness.
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From this reading If ever a girl ought to feel happy it should be on the eve of her wedding-day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
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From this reading To a great many, however, this turning-point in life, this step into a new and unknown world, is fraught with terror and distress.
