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Chapter VI
THE STORY BOOK LADY. Annie found the road hot and the way long. As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary. She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature. Annie Forest, the grown-up girl, was very like Annie Forest, the child.
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a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.”
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading “She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Annie found the road hot and the way long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Annie found the road hot and the way long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.”
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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 As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
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From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading THE STORY BOOK LADY.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading Annie Forest, the grown-up girl, was very like Annie Forest, the child.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
one or the other of two
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading Annie Forest, the grown-up girl, was very like Annie Forest, the child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
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From this reading Annie Forest, the grown-up girl, was very like Annie Forest, the child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading Annie Forest, the grown-up girl, was very like Annie Forest, the child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading THE STORY BOOK LADY.
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From this reading Annie Forest, the grown-up girl, was very like Annie Forest, the child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading THE STORY BOOK LADY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY BOOK LADY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading She was impressed by Boris's bright little face, and Kitty's story of his fidelity to the path of duty touched her quick and affectionate nature.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she said, she was a very good walker, and was never daunted by difficulties or dangers either real or imaginary.
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From this reading Annie found the road hot and the way long.
