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Chapter VIII
"NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES." One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think! Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!" How eager they all were to hear that letter! As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How eager they all were to hear that letter!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.”
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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 One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading How eager they all were to hear that letter!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
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From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading How eager they all were to hear that letter!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How eager they all were to hear that letter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading How eager they all were to hear that letter!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
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From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
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From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
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From this reading Mary Cresswell has a letter from Mrs. C----!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
above and across; more than
From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
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From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
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From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
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From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How eager they all were to hear that letter!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How eager they all were to hear that letter!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "NOT IN THE GOOD TIMES."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the opening exercises were over, Miss Walsh told Mary she might read it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
in or at the place that
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One Saturday afternoon as Edith and Marty entered the room where the meetings of the band were held, half a dozen girls rushed to them, exclaiming, "Oh, what do you think!
