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Chapter XI
FRENCH DRESSES. My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able. Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way. Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently. I was just as well pleased.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was just as well pleased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.”
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From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
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From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading FRENCH DRESSES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
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From this reading FRENCH DRESSES.
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From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
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From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading I was just as well pleased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
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From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was just as well pleased.
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From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
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From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Saturday afternoon we always had to ourselves in the school; and the next Saturday found me at Miss Cardigan's door again as soon as my friends and room- mates were well out of my way.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading My new friend had given me free permission to come and see her whenever I found myself able.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Cardigan was not at home, the servant said, but she would be in presently.
