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Chapter XII
'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart. Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone. The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry. The maid was weeping in the workroom. Mrs. Harrington had had a busy afternoon.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Harrington had had a busy afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.”
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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 Mrs. Harrington had had a busy afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Harrington had had a busy afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington had had a busy afternoon.
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From this reading The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry.
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From this reading The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Harrington had had a busy afternoon.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading The maid was weeping in the workroom.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry.
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From this reading The butler was fuming and cleaning plate in his pantry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Harrington was sitting in the great drawing-room in Grosvenor Gardens, alone.
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From this reading The maid was weeping in the workroom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Tis better far to love and be poor, Than be rich with an empty heart.
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From this reading The maid was weeping in the workroom.
