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All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing. "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses. "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil? Ah, there he is in the garden! I'll ask him."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.”
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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 must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
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From this reading Ah, there he is in the garden!
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading I'll ask him."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
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From this reading "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading Ah, there he is in the garden!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, there he is in the garden!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll ask him."
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From this reading I'll ask him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah, there he is in the garden!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, there he is in the garden!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
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From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
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From this reading "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
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From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading Ah, there he is in the garden!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
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From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading "They seem to be always ringing," she said to herself, as she lightly touched the roses.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All Junia had ever felt of the soul of things was upon her as she arranged flowers and listened to the church bells ringing.
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From this reading "It must be a Saint's Day--where's Denzil?
