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Chapter XIII
LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?" "Angry?" His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex. "Well--yes. You are--aren't you?"
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later than; following
From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well--yes.”
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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 His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
later than; following
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading You are--aren't you?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
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From this reading "Well--yes.
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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
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From this reading "Well--yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
