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Chapter XXXII
AUNT MATILDA'S LETTER. One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace. There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm. On the other side of the fireplace sat Uncle Braddock. Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.”
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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 There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading AUNT MATILDA'S LETTER.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading On the other side of the fireplace sat Uncle Braddock.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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From this reading AUNT MATILDA'S LETTER.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading AUNT MATILDA'S LETTER.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading On the other side of the fireplace sat Uncle Braddock.
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From this reading On the other side of the fireplace sat Uncle Braddock.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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From this reading On the other side of the fireplace sat Uncle Braddock.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One afternoon, about the end of October, Aunt Matilda was sitting in her big straight-backed chair, on one side of her fireplace.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading Sitting on the floor, between the two, were John William Webster and Dick Ford.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
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From this reading There was a wood fire blazing on the hearth, for the days were getting cool and the old woman liked to be warm.
