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Chapter XVI
THE NET. On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again. She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand. But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air. In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.”
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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 But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
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From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
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From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
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From this reading In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading THE NET.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
above and across; more than
From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
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From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place, there was a great and exciting sense of mystery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NET.
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From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
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From this reading On Monday Pauline's troubles began over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But although Pauline was perplexed and unhappy, there was nevertheless a birthday feeling in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
at the time that
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to have been very happy on this special day, for the birthday--the great, important birthday, her very own, when she would reach the completion of her fourteenth year--was near at hand.
