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Chapter XXI
"How funny little girls are! From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be. I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven. And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid. The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How funny little girls are!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How funny little girls are!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
to think that something will happen
From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
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From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading "How funny little girls are!
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
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From this reading "How funny little girls are!
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
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From this reading "How funny little girls are!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How funny little girls are!
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
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From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
at the time that
From this reading I think Cora and I began when she was about five and I not seven.
which person or people
From this reading And as girls grow up, I don't believe there was ever one who genuinely expected to be an old maid.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the time they're little bits of things they talk about marriage--whom they are going to marry, what sort of person it will be.
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From this reading The most unattractive young girls discuss and plan and expect marriage just as much as the prettier and gayer ones.
