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Chapter VIII
THE RECTORY. On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons. Even Rosamund was interested in this visit. She did not say much about it. She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She did not say much about it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She did not say much about it.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not say much about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
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From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not say much about it.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading She did not say much about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not say much about it.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading THE RECTORY.
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From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading She did not say much about it.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not say much about it.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECTORY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
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From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
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From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
