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Chapter XX
THE STONE IN THE GARDEN. OCTOBER 11, 1791. This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests. Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself. The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.”
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From this reading OCTOBER 11, 1791.
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From this reading OCTOBER 11, 1791.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
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From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
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From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
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From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
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From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading OCTOBER 11, 1791.
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From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
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From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
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From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
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From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
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From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
