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Chapter V
Feeding the Hungry MRS. HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days. When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her. She did not see much of her children, but then she never had. She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
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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 She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
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From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
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From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
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From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
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From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
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From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
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From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
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From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
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From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
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From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
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From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
above and across; more than
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
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From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
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From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
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From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
at the time that
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
