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Chapter XXII
GEORGE TURNS "Now!" Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself. She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly. "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen! Ellen's got a job!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!”
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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 She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
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From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
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From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
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From this reading Ellen's got a job!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading GEORGE TURNS "Now!"
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From this reading Ellen's got a job!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading Ellen's got a job!
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From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
not any; not one
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading GEORGE TURNS "Now!"
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
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From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
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From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
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From this reading GEORGE TURNS "Now!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She dropped into a chair and beamed upon Rosie triumphantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was on the table and there was no further excuse for Mrs. O'Brien's not seating herself.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And just to think, Rosie dear, that you don't yet know about Ellen!
