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Chapter XXVI
After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter. She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table. Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship. "Are you coming to join us, mamma? Fritz is playing very badly."
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later than; following
From this reading “After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.”
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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 Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
later than; following
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you coming to join us, mamma?
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading Fritz is playing very badly."
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From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
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From this reading "Are you coming to join us, mamma?
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
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From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fritz is playing very badly."
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From this reading "Are you coming to join us, mamma?
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading "Are you coming to join us, mamma?
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
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From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
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From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you coming to join us, mamma?
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From this reading Fritz is playing very badly."
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitable interruptions appropriate to courtship.
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From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you coming to join us, mamma?
