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Chapter VII
They began to descend the steep path again. This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down. Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again. “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?” “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
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later than; following
From this reading ““How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They began to descend the steep path again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They began to descend the steep path again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.”
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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 This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
later than; following
From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
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From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
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From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
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From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
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From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
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From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
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From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
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From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
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From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
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From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
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From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
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From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
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From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
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From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
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From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
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From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
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From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
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From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
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From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading “My aunt, my mother’s only sister, is living over there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They began to descend the steep path again.
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From this reading Diane tried to talk casually, not looking at Overton again.
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From this reading This time the pebbles tumbled ahead of them in a little shower as they scrambled down.
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From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How is it you’re here, in this out-of-the-way place, so soon after your return?”
