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Chapter XIII
"THE MOVING FINGER WRITES." The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor. Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers. Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot. Otoyo poked her head in the door.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.”
during the time that
From this reading “Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.”
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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 The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
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From this reading Otoyo poked her head in the door.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading "THE MOVING FINGER WRITES."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading Otoyo poked her head in the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Otoyo poked her head in the door.
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From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE MOVING FINGER WRITES."
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading Otoyo poked her head in the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otoyo poked her head in the door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly was studying and Judy was stretched on the divan idly swinging one foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MOVING FINGER WRITES."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading The girls had agreed to pack all their clothes in one trunk and carry a suitcase apiece to the Junior Week-End Party at Exmoor.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
during the time that
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nance was official packer and stood knee-deep in finery while she considered whether it was better to begin with party capes or slippers.
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From this reading "THE MOVING FINGER WRITES."
