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Chapter XXXV
BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter. Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night. Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately. She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy. The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.”
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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 Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy.
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From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
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From this reading She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy.
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From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy.
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From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
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From this reading Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
went away to a private place
From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that she existed on a plane above Amy.
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From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
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From this reading BURT'S SORE DILEMMA Mr. Hargrove greeted Amy cordially, but his questioning eyes rested oftenest on his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
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From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her expression and manner caused him to pace his study long and late that night.
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From this reading Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hargrove was very polite and a little stately.
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From this reading The young girls soon pleaded fatigue, and retired.
