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Chapter XVI
Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it. That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly: “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place. She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.” I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
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From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
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From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
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From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
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From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
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From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
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From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
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From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
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From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
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From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
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From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
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From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
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From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
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From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
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From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
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From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
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From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she had packed it in readiness to go with Mr. Packard if he desired it at the last minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubted this final statement, but the fact that the bag had been unpacked gave me great relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been unpacking that bag and putting everything back into place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That afternoon as I passed her in the hall she whispered softly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ellen seemed to understand my anxiety about Mrs. Packard and to sympathize with it.
