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Chapter XIV
MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together. These rare occasions were times of joy. Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house. The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few. At last Marian thought of a plan.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last Marian thought of a plan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These rare occasions were times of joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last Marian thought of a plan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.”
during the time that
From this reading “MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.”
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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 MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Marian thought of a plan.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading At last Marian thought of a plan.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
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From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The little cousins had gay times and their only regret was that such hours of happiness were few.
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From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Marian thought of a plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
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From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These rare occasions were times of joy.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
during the time that
From this reading MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS ONCE in a great while Marian and Ella had a chance to play together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. St. Claire usually took Ella with her wherever she went, but sometimes she was compelled to leave the child at home with her father or Tilly, and there was merriment in the house.
