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Chapter III
The autumn days passed. With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings. The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm. So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose. That fall Rupert's time as school trustee expired.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The autumn days passed.”
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From this reading “With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.”
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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 So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That fall Rupert's time as school trustee expired.
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From this reading The autumn days passed.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading The autumn days passed.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading That fall Rupert's time as school trustee expired.
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From this reading That fall Rupert's time as school trustee expired.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
not any; not one
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The autumn days passed.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading That fall Rupert's time as school trustee expired.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
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From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
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From this reading The school teacher had changed her boarding place, and her path lay no longer past the Ames farm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn days passed.
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From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
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From this reading So Rupert mingled his thoughts with his labors, and in time there emerged from that fusion a fixed purpose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
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From this reading That fall Rupert's time as school trustee expired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
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From this reading With the work of harvesting and marketing there was no time for social gatherings.
