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Chapter XII
Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront. Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her. What was this thing that she was doing? Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship? How was she to explain to her family about this man?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How was she to explain to her family about this man?”
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was this thing that she was doing?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.”
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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 Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How was she to explain to her family about this man?
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
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From this reading How was she to explain to her family about this man?
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From this reading How was she to explain to her family about this man?
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
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From this reading How was she to explain to her family about this man?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading How was she to explain to her family about this man?
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
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From this reading Her baby, her father, her brothers, and sisters all rose up to confront her.
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From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this thing that she was doing?
which person or people
From this reading Jennie was now going through the agony of one who has a varied and complicated problem to confront.
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From this reading Was she allowing herself to slip into another wretched, unsanctified relationship?
