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Karen did not go to her room. She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there. She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down. She felt ill. Her mind was sore and vague.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her mind was sore and vague.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.”
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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 She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
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From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
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From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
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From this reading She felt ill.
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From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
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From this reading She felt ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was sore and vague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mind was sore and vague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She asked the cook for a few sandwiches and going to one of the lower terraces she found a seat there and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Karen did not go to her room.
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From this reading Her mind was sore and vague.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was afraid that Mrs. Talcott would come to her there.
