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Chapter XVIII
YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning. "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet. "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.' Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton. What if I did?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.”
during the time that
From this reading “"The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.”
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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 YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
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From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What if I did?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
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From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if I did?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
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From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
not any; not one
From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As Mrs. Robertson said, 'no harm has been done.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course I shall tell papa and Cousin Sophy that I met and talked to Mr. Houghton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
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From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
during the time that
From this reading "The idea of my taking what happened last night so seriously!" she said aloud while making her toilet.
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From this reading YOUNG HOUGHTON IS DISCUSSED Sleep and buoyancy of temperament enabled Ella to see everything in a very different light the following morning.
