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Chapter XXV
THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen. "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon." "He's working hard. I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia. They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.”
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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 "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
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From this reading "He's working hard.
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From this reading "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
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From this reading "He's working hard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
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From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
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From this reading "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
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From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
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From this reading "He hardly ever misses a Sunday afternoon."
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From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LADY OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE "Daniel doesn't seem to be coming," remarked Mrs. Owen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
in or at the place that
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They sat in Mrs. Owen's office, which was cosier than the sitting-room, and the place where she seemed most comfortable.
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From this reading I had no idea legislators had to work so hard," said Sylvia.
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From this reading "He's working hard.
