There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again. He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane. His mood always determined his manner. Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said: “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.”
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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 Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading His mood always determined his manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading His mood always determined his manner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
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From this reading Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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From this reading Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
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From this reading His mood always determined his manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
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From this reading Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
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From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
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From this reading “I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I’m so sorry.
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From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He started to school and had the luck of coming upon Becky Thatcher at the head of Meadow Lane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
at the time that
From this reading There was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, that swept away his low spirits and made him lighthearted and happy again.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a moment’s hesitation he ran to her and said:
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 20?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
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