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Chapter IX
This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse. Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me. Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk. They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more. Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.”
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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 This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
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From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
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From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
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From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
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From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
above and across; more than
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
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From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
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From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
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From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
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From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Packard was certainly an enigma to me.
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From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a sentiment I could thoroughly indorse.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were absolutely unintelligible to me--marks and nothing more.
at the time that
From this reading Useless to waste time over such unmeaning scrawls when I had other and more tangible subjects to consider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leaving Ellen to finish her work, I went upstairs to my own room, and, taking out the scraps of paper I had so carefully collected, spread them out before me on the lid of the desk.
