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Chapter VIII
AFTER THE MARRIAGE. "Why did you invite him to Linwood?" Helen began. "I am sure we have had city guests enough. Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER THE MARRIAGE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helen began.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I am sure we have had city guests enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am sure we have had city guests enough.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
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From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen began.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
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From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
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From this reading Helen began.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
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From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
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From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
