Chapter XXIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading Bessy was ill.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading Bessy was ill.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It was to her a real _grief of heart_, acute, as children's sorrows often are.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

at the time that

From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading "We beheld this from the opposite windows--and, seen thus from a little distance, how many of our own and of other people's sorrows might not seem equally trivial, and equally deserving of ridicule!"

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.

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From this reading When Bill got home he found the household busy with a much more practical subject than that of ghosts and haunted yew-trees.