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Chapter VIII
GILBERT WARRINGTON’S PLOT. Gilbert Warrington! For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen. She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor. His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.”
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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 For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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From this reading GILBERT WARRINGTON’S PLOT.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading GILBERT WARRINGTON’S PLOT.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading For a moment Violet’s heart stood still, then began to beat eighteen to the dozen.
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From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading Gilbert Warrington!
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From this reading GILBERT WARRINGTON’S PLOT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She pressed her cold, shaking hand upon it, as though with a hope of quieting its tumult; then, pale and outwardly calm, she turned and faced her unwelcome visitor.
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From this reading His sallow face was full of ill-concealed triumph; his thin lips wore a mocking smile.
