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Chapter XII
NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room. After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out. She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour. Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants. "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
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later than; following
From this reading “After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."”
during the time that
From this reading “After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.”
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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 After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
later than; following
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
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From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
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From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
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From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
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From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
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From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
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From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
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From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
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From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
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From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
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From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
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From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
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From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
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From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
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From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
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From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
not any; not one
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
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From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
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From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," she said, half aloud; "I couldn't have fixed it better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
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From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She then remembered that she had heard them say they had some calls to make at that hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NO PLACE LIKE HOME No one came to the room.
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From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her uncle was at the store, and no one was now in the house besides herself, but the servants.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
during the time that
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a while the front door opened and shut, and she saw, from the window, that her aunt and Joy were going out.
