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Chapter XXVI
SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP? ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter. Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure. Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew. But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.”
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
not any; not one
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
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From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
