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Chapter V
THE EBONY CHAIR. For a few weeks everything went smoothly. Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning. But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much. There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “For a few weeks everything went smoothly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a few weeks everything went smoothly.”
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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 For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
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From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
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From this reading THE EBONY CHAIR.
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From this reading THE EBONY CHAIR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
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From this reading For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
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From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
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From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
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From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
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From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
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From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
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From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EBONY CHAIR.
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From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
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From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
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From this reading For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few weeks everything went smoothly.
at the time that
From this reading But there came a time when she began to find it hard to give even that much.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Marty attended the meetings of the band, in which she took great interest, and put two or three pennies in her box every Sunday morning.
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From this reading There seemed to be so many little things she wanted, and it was just the season of the year when she had very few presents of money.
