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Chapter XXV
A WAGER AND AN ADVISER. Johanna was much agitated. Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future. The young man was right. When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young man was right.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.”
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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 A WAGER AND AN ADVISER.
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From this reading A WAGER AND AN ADVISER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading Johanna was much agitated.
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A WAGER AND AN ADVISER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WAGER AND AN ADVISER.
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading Johanna was much agitated.
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading The young man was right.
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From this reading Johanna was much agitated.
not any; not one
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man was right.
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From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man was right.
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
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From this reading A WAGER AND AN ADVISER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johanna was much agitated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
at the time that
From this reading When she should be no longer of use as Lisbeth's nurse she could not remain with her step-mother; and what then?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again she felt bitterly her separation from Doenninghausen, and she was also suddenly assailed by anxiety with regard to her future.
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From this reading The young man was right.
