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Chapter XIV
"THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS." The week that followed passed all too quickly. There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans. Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester. The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The week that followed passed all too quickly.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.”
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
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From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
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From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
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From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
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From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
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From this reading "THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS."
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
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From this reading "THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS."
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From this reading The week that followed passed all too quickly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There was no hitch whatever in the girls' plans.
which person or people
From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
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From this reading The workwomen who had now taken up their abode at the Grange were both efficient and clever.
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From this reading Mrs. Lorrimer wrote to Molly to express her complete satisfaction with the arrangement proposed by Hester.
