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Chapter V
ASKING ADVICE. THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him. I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her. Robert and I so seldom went away together. Friday passed quietly.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Friday passed quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert and I so seldom went away together.”
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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 I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading ASKING ADVICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading ASKING ADVICE.
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From this reading Robert and I so seldom went away together.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading Friday passed quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday passed quietly.
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From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Friday passed quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert and I so seldom went away together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading Robert and I so seldom went away together.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Robert and I so seldom went away together.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
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From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
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From this reading Robert and I so seldom went away together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert and I so seldom went away together.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I should have enjoyed the prospect a good deal, but for this new anxiety about Maimie, and what to do with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE day of Maimie Browne’s unexpected appearance was Thursday; and my husband decided to go to “The Gables” on Saturday, taking me with him.
