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HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL. However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes. The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her. Why had she so deceived Annie? Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading Why had she so deceived Annie?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
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From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
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From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why had she so deceived Annie?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
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From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
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From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
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From this reading Why had she so deceived Annie?
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From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
