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SHADOWING HER. It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met. But he still loved and was guarding her reputation. The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through. It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.”
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading “SHADOWING HER.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
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From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
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From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
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From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
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From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
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From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
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From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
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From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
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From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHADOWING HER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
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From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
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From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
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From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
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From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading SHADOWING HER.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
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From this reading It had been some months since Cherokee and Marrion had met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an awful day, that Friday, rain had been falling since early morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
betrayal of trust
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
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From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he still loved and was guarding her reputation.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The little bit of treachery, villainy, or whatever Frost might have meant, he proposed to see through.
