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Chapter II
MRS. AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street. For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own. The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town. It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.”
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
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From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading AND MISS GRAY Mrs. Gray lived in Fortieth Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house had once been her grandfather's, and it was one of the pioneers in that part of the town.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was there she was born; in its quaint old parlor she was married; and all her girlhood, her brief wedded life, and her widowhood were connected with it.
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From this reading For years Montgomery Brewster had regarded her quiet, old-fashioned home as his own.
