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Chapter XVII
Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled. She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties. The materials cost money, and she did not dare. Bert's thrust had sunk home. It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.”
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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 It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
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From this reading Bert's thrust had sunk home.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
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From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
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From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bert's thrust had sunk home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading Bert's thrust had sunk home.
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From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
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From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
not any; not one
From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The materials cost money, and she did not dare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
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From this reading Bert's thrust had sunk home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading Bert's thrust had sunk home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She no longer devoted herself to the making of pretties.
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From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
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From this reading It remained in her quivering consciousness like a shaft of steel that ever turned and rankled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saxon went about her housework greatly troubled.
