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Chapter XIV
THE OLD NURSE. "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide." "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting. "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished. When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"”
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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 "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
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From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
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From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
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From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
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From this reading THE OLD NURSE.
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From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
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From this reading THE OLD NURSE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
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From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It chanced, eternal God, that chance did guide."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD NURSE.
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From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
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From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, very well," was the answer; "I have nearly finished.
at the time that
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When did you say the man would come for the trunks?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you getting on with your packing, Frida?" said Miss Drechsler, as the girl, wearing a loose morning-dress, looked into the room where her friend was sitting.
