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Chapter X
'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!' Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True. But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father. Margot ordered the household. Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
any person at all
From this reading “Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
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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 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
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From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
any person at all
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
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From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
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From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
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From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
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From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading Margot ordered the household.
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From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
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From this reading Margot ordered the household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading Margot ordered the household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margot ordered the household.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
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From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
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From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
