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Chapter XI
_LETTERS_. And so life seemed for many days to the child. She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit. Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be. The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so life seemed for many days to the child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so life seemed for many days to the child.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.”
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From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
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From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.
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From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
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From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
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From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
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From this reading Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.
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From this reading Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
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From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
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From this reading Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dull, dull, everything in earth and heaven seemed to be.
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From this reading _LETTERS_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
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From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
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From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
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From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
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From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
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From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
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From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
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From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
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From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
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From this reading She could not shake off the feeling, nor regain any brightness of spirit.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The taste and savour had gone out of all her pleasures and occupations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so life seemed for many days to the child.
