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Chapter IX
THE FAMILY COMPACT. Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER. 'Mary,' said Mrs. Frost. Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July. Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.”
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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 Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading THE FAMILY COMPACT.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading THE FAMILY COMPACT.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading 'Mary,' said Mrs. Frost.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading 'Mary,' said Mrs. Frost.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading 'Mary,' said Mrs. Frost.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading 'Mary,' said Mrs. Frost.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
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From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw her aunt gazing at her with a look somewhat perplexed, but brim full of mischievous frolic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY COMPACT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
which person or people
From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
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From this reading Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling the pleasant scents of July.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who, nurst with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare COWPER.
