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Chapter VIII
THE HEAD-MISTRESS AND THE CABBAGE-ROSE. Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor. There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing. There were other things which she would do as a matter of course. For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were other things which she would do as a matter of course.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.”
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading “For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.”
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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 Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEAD-MISTRESS AND THE CABBAGE-ROSE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading THE HEAD-MISTRESS AND THE CABBAGE-ROSE.
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From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were other things which she would do as a matter of course.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There were other things which she would do as a matter of course.
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From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
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From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading THE HEAD-MISTRESS AND THE CABBAGE-ROSE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading There were other things which she would do as a matter of course.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
not any; not one
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading There were other things which she would do as a matter of course.
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were other things which she would do as a matter of course.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEAD-MISTRESS AND THE CABBAGE-ROSE.
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From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
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From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
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From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
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From this reading For instance, she would uphold her school through thick and thin, allowing no outsider to run it down.
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From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Middleton School, which consisted of from six to seven hundred girls, was kept in a state of discipline not so much by punishments as by a very strict code of honor.
which person or people
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were certain things which no Middleton girl who respected herself would ever dream of doing.
