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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
all
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
Beale
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
celebrated
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
Cheltenham
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
College
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
conflict
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From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
difficult
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
difficulties
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
exist
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From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
experience
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
fact
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
fight
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From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
houses
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
INTERFERED
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO INTERFERED.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
knew
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
lay
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From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
Macintyre
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
marriage
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
Miss
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
mistress
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
more
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
Mrs
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
new
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
noble
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
particularly
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
path
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From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
place
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From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
reason
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From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
school
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
schools
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From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
soon
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From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
special
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
teacher
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO INTERFERED.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
There
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she knew they had a fight before them, and that conflict lay in her path.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She did not, however, know that this conflict was to take place so soon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
vast
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
way
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
well
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From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO INTERFERED.
why
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From this reading There was no reason, however, why such schools should not exist, and do well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is nothing in its way more difficult than to start a new school; and Mrs Macintyre, with all her vast experience--for she had been mistress of more than one of the celebrated houses at Cheltenham College in the time of the great and noble Miss Beale, and had in fact, until her marriage, been a teacher--knew well what special difficulties she had before her, more particularly in a mixed school.
WOMAN
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO INTERFERED.
