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Chapter IX
OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE. "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?" It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin. Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly. An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.”
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From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
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From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
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From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
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From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
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From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
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From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
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From this reading Around the stove gathered the usual group of girls, talking eagerly.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
which person or people
From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading An absorbing topic had been opened before them, one with unending resources.
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From this reading It was the music-teacher who asked this question, as she waited in the music-room for recess to close, and her work to begin.
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From this reading "WHY are not the Ansted girls included among our workers?"
