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13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!” The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke. Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare. The lady cop’s room was a wreck. She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.”
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From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lady cop’s room was a wreck.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
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From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
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From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
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From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
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From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading The lady cop’s room was a wreck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
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From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
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From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
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From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
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From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
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From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
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From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
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From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
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From this reading The lady cop’s room was a wreck.
