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Chapter XVIII
KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH. Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram. It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her. She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast. Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.”
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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 Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
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From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
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From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
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From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
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From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
