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Chapter VIII
A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells. Rain had kept her in the house for over a week. She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment. Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household. The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.”
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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 A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
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From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
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From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
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From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
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From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
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From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
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From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
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From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
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From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
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From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
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From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
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From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
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From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
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From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
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From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
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From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
above and across; more than
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clear air and fresh mountain breezes braced and refreshed her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that mentally and physically she needed a change of environment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONELY GIRL ONE day Anstice took one of her long rambles over the Fells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rain had kept her in the house for over a week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Holidays were coming soon, and then she knew that she would be much less free to absent herself for hours from her household.
