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Chapter V
THE LIFE OF MISRULE. Dinner went off better than the girls had expected. But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence. The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential. The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LIFE OF MISRULE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.”
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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 The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
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From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
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From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
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From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
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From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
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From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
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From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LIFE OF MISRULE.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading THE LIFE OF MISRULE.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIFE OF MISRULE.
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From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
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From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
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From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
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From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIFE OF MISRULE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
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From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
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From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner went off better than the girls had expected.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The table was devoid of all those things which she, as a refined lady, considered essential.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to Miss Tredgold it was, and ever would be, the most awful meal she had eaten in the whole course of her existence.
