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Chapter XXI
WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER. Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell. She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter. She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead. The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.”
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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 She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
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From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
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From this reading WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER.
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From this reading WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER.
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From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
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From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
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From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
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From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
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From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
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From this reading WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
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From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time being was always more or less sufficient to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet was not the least like Mrs. Bell.
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From this reading She was not constantly on the watch for lovers for her only daughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH CATHERINE IN THE ROSE BOWER.
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From this reading She was naturally such a contented and easy-going woman that she never troubled herself to look far ahead.
