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Chapter III
She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter. Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room. Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself. Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children. Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.”
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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 done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
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From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
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From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
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From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
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From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
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From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
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From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
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From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had done a great deal for her beloved sitter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
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From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah had given the whole show away by coming to visit her in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Penelope was quick enough, to be certain that there was something up, or the English teacher would not have come in looking so _distraite_ and unlike herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes; it was all too plain; Mrs Hazlitt's suspicions were aroused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deborah was the last person in the world ever to ask Penelope to take care of the younger children.
