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Chapter XXIX
OLD MRS. BOSWORTH'S VISIT. Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting. If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought. Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.”
in the direction of
From this reading “If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.”
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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 Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading BOSWORTH'S VISIT.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
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From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
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From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
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From this reading OLD MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
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From this reading OLD MRS.
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From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
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From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
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From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading Compacts made in a state of excitement are seldom lasting.
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From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
in the direction of
From this reading If Jessie's heart had softened toward Mrs. Dennison in the extremity of her grief, it came back to the old standpoint as that grief took thought.
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From this reading BOSWORTH'S VISIT.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Something more subtile than her own will held her confidence back.
