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Chapter XXII
Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week. It really made things much easier in the home. Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier. It seemed that Carey was happier, too. He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.”
every person
From this reading “Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed that Carey was happier, too.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
every person
From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
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From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
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From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
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From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed that Carey was happier, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading It really made things much easier in the home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
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From this reading It seemed that Carey was happier, too.
in the direction of
From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
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From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
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From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was not away so much at night, which relieved his sister and his father tremendously.
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From this reading Word had come that the mother was steadily progressing toward health, and everybody was much happier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carey had been working quite steadily at the garage and giving money to his father and Cornelia every week.
