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Chapter IV
The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down. The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement. She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon! Don't you think so?” “Laws, I hope so, I don't know.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Laws, I hope so, I don't know.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you think so?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.”
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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 said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
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From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
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From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
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From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
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From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
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From this reading Don't you think so?”
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From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
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From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
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From this reading “Laws, I hope so, I don't know.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Laws, I hope so, I don't know.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Laws, I hope so, I don't know.”
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From this reading “Laws, I hope so, I don't know.”
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From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't you think so?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading She said: “Ah, they're a boon, ma, just a boon!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you think so?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
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From this reading The family sat in the breakfast-room waiting for the twins to come down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
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From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The widow was quiet, the daughter was alive with happy excitement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you think so?”
