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Chapter II
He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair. She sighed deeply. "Shall we tell the children about it?" "No. What's the use, now?" "There wouldn't be any," she assented.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Shall we tell the children about it?"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall we tell the children about it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shall we tell the children about it?"”
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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 He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Shall we tell the children about it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading "There wouldn't be any," she assented.
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From this reading "There wouldn't be any," she assented.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There wouldn't be any," she assented.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading "Shall we tell the children about it?"
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From this reading She sighed deeply.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Shall we tell the children about it?"
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. What's the use, now?"
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From this reading "No. What's the use, now?"
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall we tell the children about it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading She sighed deeply.
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall we tell the children about it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading "There wouldn't be any," she assented.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading "No. What's the use, now?"
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From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shall we tell the children about it?"
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From this reading "No. What's the use, now?"
in or at the place that
From this reading He came round the table to Isabel, where she sat in a growing distraction, and lifted her by the waist from her chair.
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From this reading "There wouldn't be any," she assented.
