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Chapter XVI
Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience. The girl had not known any trouble. Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance. She had almost liked it better so. There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.”
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From this reading She had almost liked it better so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
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From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
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From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
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From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
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From this reading She had almost liked it better so.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
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From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
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From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
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From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had almost liked it better so.
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From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
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From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
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From this reading She had almost liked it better so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
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From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
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From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
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From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had almost liked it better so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had almost liked it better so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her father’s rejection of her lover and the apparent break between them had been in reality only another feature in the romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been no time to pine, to feel the pain of separation.
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From this reading The girl had not known any trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bee’s look of scared and horrified misery was something new in Mrs. Kingsward’s experience.
