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Chapter XX
AN UNEXPECTED PERIL. How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew. Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber. And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway. Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.”
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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 Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED PERIL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED PERIL.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
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From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
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From this reading How the long hours between then and sunrise passed away those two hardly knew.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED PERIL.
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From this reading Clif wanted to feel happy, but he scarcely dared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Clif sat with his eyes fixed on the gradually lightening doorway.
