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Chapter XIII
Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts. Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein. "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?" She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand. It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"”
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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 She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
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From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
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From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
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From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
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From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
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From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
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From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
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From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the letters received from home by him during the struggle to raise money for his Ordination fees, the above are but extracts.
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From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go back to the month of May, and to Kelstein.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was sitting up in bed with a letter in her hand.
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From this reading It had come yesterday; and Patty, brushing her hair before the glass, guessed from whom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Patty dear," asked Hetty one morning, "have you heard lately of John Romley?"
