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Chapter XII
WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ARRIVED. We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again. She did seem tired now, and no wonder. She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad. After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
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later than; following
From this reading “After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.”
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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 had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
later than; following
From this reading After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ARRIVED.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ARRIVED.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
not any; not one
From this reading She did seem tired now, and no wonder.
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From this reading She did seem tired now, and no wonder.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
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From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She did seem tired now, and no wonder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did seem tired now, and no wonder.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She did seem tired now, and no wonder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
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From this reading After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ARRIVED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner I went up to Connie’s room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had a cup of tea at once, and in half an hour dinner was ready, of which we were all very glad.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ARRIVED.
at the time that
From this reading WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ARRIVED.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We carried Connie in first of all, of course, and into the room which nurse had fixed upon for her--the best in the house, of course, again.
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From this reading She did seem tired now, and no wonder.
