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Chapter XIII
ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate. "Aren't you coming in?" Rosie called out. At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind. As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.”
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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 ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading "Aren't you coming in?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading Rosie called out.
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From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading "Aren't you coming in?"
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From this reading As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Aren't you coming in?"
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From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading Rosie called out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
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From this reading As she reached the steps, Rosie discovered the reason of her hesitation.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first Janet was not, but on Rosie's second invitation she changed her mind.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
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From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
at the time that
From this reading ON SCARS AND BRUISES A few mornings later Rosie was seated on the front steps, shelling peas, when Janet passed the gate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aren't you coming in?"
