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Chapter XIV
LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter. The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris: * * * * * Dear Mr. Neeland: Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick. I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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later than; following
From this reading “The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:”
for the reason that
From this reading “I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.”
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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 LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
later than; following
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
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From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
for the reason that
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
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From this reading * * * * * Dear Mr. Neeland:
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
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From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
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From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading * * * * * Dear Mr. Neeland:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
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From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
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From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
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From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LETTERS FROM A LITTLE GIRL Neeland had several letters from Ruhannah Carew that autumn and winter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have written every week to mother and have made my letters read as though I were still married, because it would almost kill her if she knew the truth.
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From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
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From this reading The first one was written a few weeks after her arrival in Paris:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please forgive me for writing to you, but I am homesick.
