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Chapter XXVI
JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity. Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job. The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair. "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office? Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.”
later than; following
From this reading “Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.”
during the time that
From this reading “The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.”
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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 Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
later than; following
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
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From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
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From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
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From this reading JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE Night brought back to Mrs. O'Brien her usual serenity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
during the time that
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The next morning, while George Riley ate his breakfast, she was able to talk about it without a trace of her first despair.
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From this reading Given a little time she always worked around to serenity, even after blows such as Ellen's lost job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her boss was one of them unreasonable fussy old men that would worry any poor girl to death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard, Jarge, the frightful experience poor Ellen had at that office?
