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Chapter XXI
A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room. There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best. But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them. Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins. "I have left them in my room," she said.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have left them in my room," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.”
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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 A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
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From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
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From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
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From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
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From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have left them in my room," she said.
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From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have left them in my room," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have left them in my room," she said.
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From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have left them in my room," she said.
not any; not one
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
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From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
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From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
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From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
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From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RAY OF HOPE A few minutes later the Speciality girls had left Mrs. Haddo's room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
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From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
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From this reading Martha said at once that she was going to seek the twins.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But an enforced holiday of this kind was no pleasure to any of them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were to be no lessons that day; therefore they could spend their time as they liked best.
