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Kedzie was alone. She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders. She had had a good cry when she reached home. She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign. When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kedzie was alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had had a good cry when she reached home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.”
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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 had a good cry when she reached home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kedzie was alone.
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From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
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From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
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From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
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From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
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From this reading She had had a good cry when she reached home.
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From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
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From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had a good cry when she reached home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
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From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
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From this reading She had had a good cry when she reached home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
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From this reading Kedzie was alone.
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From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
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From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had had a good cry when she reached home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
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From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had a headache, or a cold, or a sleepless night, or a lethargy, she always put a powder in her stomach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had sent her maid out to get some headache powders.
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From this reading She had pondered her little brain into a kink, trying to figure out her campaign.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kedzie was alone.
at the time that
From this reading She had had a good cry when she reached home.
