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Chapter XVI
ADVANTAGES. The game over, Octavia deserted her partner. She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing. She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan. "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “"Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.”
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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 walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
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From this reading ADVANTAGES.
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From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
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From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
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From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
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From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
a period of time or extent
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
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From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
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From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
above and across; more than
From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
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From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
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From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was smiling, and slightly flushed, and for a moment or so stood fanning herself with a gay Japanese fan.
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From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The game over, Octavia deserted her partner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
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From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
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From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
in or at the place that
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She walked lightly, and with the air of a victor, to where Barold was standing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you think I am a good teacher?" she asked at length.
