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AT MIDNIGHT. “Will be with you to-morrow at midnight. Prepare for a bitter reckoning. “Gilbert Warrington.” Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.”
during the time that
From this reading “Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.”
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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 Prepare for a bitter reckoning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will be with you to-morrow at midnight.
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From this reading Prepare for a bitter reckoning.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prepare for a bitter reckoning.
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From this reading “Gilbert Warrington.”
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
above and across; more than
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Prepare for a bitter reckoning.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Prepare for a bitter reckoning.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading “Will be with you to-morrow at midnight.
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From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
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From this reading “Gilbert Warrington.”
during the time that
From this reading Rosamond Arleigh read the telegram over and over--once, twice, thrice, and her face grew pale as death, while into her dark eyes there crept a look of desperation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will be with you to-morrow at midnight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Will be with you to-morrow at midnight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will be with you to-morrow at midnight.
