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Chapter XXXI
MRS. GASS AT HOME. It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory. Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows. "How d'ye do, doctor?
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How d'ye do, doctor?”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.”
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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 It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GASS AT HOME.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading "How d'ye do, doctor?
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From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
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From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How d'ye do, doctor?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How d'ye do, doctor?
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading GASS AT HOME.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading GASS AT HOME.
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From this reading "How d'ye do, doctor?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm and sunny day in Dallory.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
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From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Gass threw open her window and sat behind the geraniums enjoying the sunshine, exchanging salutations and gossip with as many of her acquaintances as happened to pass her windows.
