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Chapter XII
JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie. Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself. She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder. "I'm going to the grocery, Janet. Do you want to come with me?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
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From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want to come with me?"
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
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From this reading "I'm going to the grocery, Janet.
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From this reading "I'm going to the grocery, Janet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading "I'm going to the grocery, Janet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want to come with me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
not any; not one
From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosie did not, of course, ever care to see Janet again, but as she had come Rosie could scarcely deny herself.
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From this reading Do you want to come with me?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JANET EXPLAINS By ten o'clock next morning Janet McFadden was at the door asking for Rosie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you want to come with me?"
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
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From this reading She found her one-time friend looking pinched and worried--conscience-stricken, no doubt--and little wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want to come with me?"
