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Chapter XIII
THE OTHER NIECE. Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane. She still wore her hat and the gray wrap. "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts." Aunt Jane surveyed her critically.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."”
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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 "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
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From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading Aunt Jane surveyed her critically.
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From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
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From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
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From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
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From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading THE OTHER NIECE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading THE OTHER NIECE.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
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From this reading Patricia sat down opposite her Aunt Jane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
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From this reading Aunt Jane surveyed her critically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OTHER NIECE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, here I am," she exclaimed, with a laugh; "but whether I ought to be here or not I have my doubts."
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From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
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From this reading She still wore her hat and the gray wrap.
