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Chapter VI
A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS." Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure. But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped. She merely said, as she returned the book: "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.”
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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 A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading She merely said, as she returned the book:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
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From this reading She merely said, as she returned the book:
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From this reading A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS."
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
not any; not one
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS."
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS."
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From this reading She merely said, as she returned the book:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous to her departure.
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From this reading A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS."
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
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From this reading A MOTHER'S VIEW OF "WOMAN'S RIGHTS."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores.
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From this reading But in the hurry and excitement incident to the occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk with the young lady, as she had hoped.
