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Chapter XXIV
ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening. "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'. Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her. Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days." "Huh!" grunted Terry.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."”
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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 Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
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From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
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From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
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From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
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From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
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From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
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From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
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From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
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From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
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From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
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From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
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From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
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From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
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From this reading "Huh!" grunted Terry.
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From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
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From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
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From this reading "Huh!" grunted Terry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
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From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huh!" grunted Terry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're awful busy at them down-town offices, I'm thinkin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ellen was expectin' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
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From this reading ELLEN "I don't know what's keepin' poor Ellen," Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
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From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, say what you will, a poor girl's got to work mighty hard these days."
