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Chapter XIII
For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers. She had kept house for ten years. But previously, it was with unstinted means. Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident. The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
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From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading She had kept house for ten years.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
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From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
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From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had kept house for ten years.
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From this reading She had kept house for ten years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading Then, however brutal and coarse everything was, the sense of money had kept her proud, confident.
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From this reading For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
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From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But previously, it was with unstinted means.
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From this reading The men might be foul-mouthed, the women in the kitchen might have bad reputations, her brothers might have illegitimate children.
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From this reading She had kept house for ten years.
