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Chapter IX
"Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted." MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen. She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London! She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage. This was the end of her honeymoon!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."”
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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 She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading This was the end of her honeymoon!
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading This was the end of her honeymoon!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
not any; not one
From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the end of her honeymoon!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the end of her honeymoon!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading She sat up in bed, her dark hair falling about her shoulders, and stared at her half-packed luggage.
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She lay for a moment looking round the room with sleepy eyes, then suddenly she remembered--they were going back to London!
at the time that
From this reading "Time keeps no measure when two friends are parted."
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
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From this reading MARIE woke on the Friday morning with the vague feeling that something unpleasant was going to happen.
