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THE LETTER. Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure. She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice. What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father! She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.”
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading “She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.”
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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 What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
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From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
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From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
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From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had five pounds in her pocket, and thought herself rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
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From this reading She did not miss the brooch in the least, but she valued the small sum she had obtained for it exceedingly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a delightful fairy-gift had been handed down to her by her dear dead father!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Maggie got out and came back again without any apparent adventure.
