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Chapter XXIX
Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon. She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home. When she entered the south door her mother met her. "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter? Why, Lucina, you have been crying!"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, Lucina, you have been crying!"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why, Lucina, you have been crying!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, Lucina, you have been crying!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
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From this reading Why, Lucina, you have been crying!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading When she entered the south door her mother met her.
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From this reading When she entered the south door her mother met her.
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From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
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From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, Lucina, you have been crying!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
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From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading When she entered the south door her mother met her.
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From this reading When she entered the south door her mother met her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
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From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
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From this reading When she entered the south door her mother met her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucina did not go into her aunt Camilla's house again that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
from that place or that time
From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She crossed the fields--her aunt's garden--skirted the house to the road--thence home.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
at the time that
From this reading When she entered the south door her mother met her.
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From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you wait until it was cooler?" she asked; then, before the girl could answer, "What is the matter?
