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Chapter I
It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized. The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour. She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand. The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry. All things went wrong.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All things went wrong.”
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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 came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
later than; following
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
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From this reading All things went wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
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From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
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From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
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From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
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From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
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From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
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From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
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From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
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From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
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From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
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From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
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From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
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From this reading All things went wrong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
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From this reading The kitchen was hot; the butter was soft; the milk was turned; the bread was dry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was cloudy and captious to a degree that Matilda could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls came down to prepare breakfast as usual; Maria in a very unsettled humour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All things went wrong.
at the time that
From this reading It was the morning after that Sunday when Matilda had been baptized.
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From this reading All things went wrong.
