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Chapter X
Excitements and engagements multiplied with us. One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening. Stuart was asked every where as well. Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual. Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stuart was asked every where as well.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Stuart was asked every where as well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stuart was asked every where as well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
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From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
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From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
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From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
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From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
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From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
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From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
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From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
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From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
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From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
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From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
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From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
