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Chapter IV
THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines. They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather. “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called. “Just see how many peas there are! Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.”
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Just see how many peas there are!
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From this reading “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.
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From this reading “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.
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From this reading “Just see how many peas there are!
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
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From this reading “Just see how many peas there are!
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading “Just see how many peas there are!
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading “Just see how many peas there are!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come down here, Cornelli!” she called.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading “Just see how many peas there are!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
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From this reading They had ripened quickly in the sunny June weather.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE UNWISHED-FOR HAPPENS Esther, the able mistress of the kitchen, was standing in the garden picking green peas, which hung in clusters from the vines.
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From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you steal about so quietly nowadays, and why don’t you run the way you used to?”
