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Chapter VIII
_WANT OF COMFORT_. The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life. The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years. She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him. Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.”
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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 The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
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From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
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From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
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From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
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From this reading _WANT OF COMFORT_.
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From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
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From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
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From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
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From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
not any; not one
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _WANT OF COMFORT_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
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From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
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From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
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From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
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From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had literally no companion but her father, and it is a stretch of courtesy to give the name to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _WANT OF COMFORT_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The months were many and long before there came another break in the monotony of Esther's life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another child would have fled to the kitchen for society, at least to hear human voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little girl was thrown upon her own ressources, and that is too hard a position for her years, or perhaps for any years.
