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Chapter XIII
_And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_. ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street. “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked. “Everybody is in a rush this evening. We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.”
every person
From this reading ““Everybody is in a rush this evening.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.”
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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 “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
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From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
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From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
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From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
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From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
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From this reading We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
every person
From this reading “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
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From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
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From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
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From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
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From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
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From this reading “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Everybody is in a rush this evening.
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From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
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From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors_.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
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From this reading ELINOR WREAM was standing at the gate as Victor Burleigh came striding up the street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going so fast, Victor?” she asked.
