Chapter XXXVI

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An unnecessary precaution.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

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From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

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From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

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From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

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From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

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From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading An unnecessary precaution.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

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From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.

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From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading An unnecessary precaution.

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From this reading As for Madame Leon, most of her time seemed to be taken up by the family of relatives she had so suddenly discovered.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The husband had to show his horses; and the wife was intent upon shopping.

at the time that

From this reading She found the house as when she left it, abandoned to the mercy of the servants--the strangers sent the evening before from the employment office.

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From this reading Important matters still kept the General and his wife from home.