Determine relationships between ideas and how details develop a passage's main idea.
The main idea is the central point supported by the important details.
Ask what most details explain or prove.
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Marilla expected Matthew to bring home a boy who could help on the farm. Instead, a red-haired girl waited at the door. Marilla stopped in amazement and demanded an explanation. Matthew quietly replied that there had been no boy at the station—only the girl.