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Chapter VI
"What ho, Daph!" The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch. Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back. "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother! He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.”
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From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
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From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
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From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
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From this reading Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.
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From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
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From this reading Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.
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From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
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From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
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From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
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From this reading "What ho, Daph!"
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From this reading Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.
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From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
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From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
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From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
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From this reading "What ho, Daph!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.
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From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr Carthew," she exclaimed, "it's Ally--my brother!
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From this reading Daphne, stepping into the cab, looked back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
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From this reading He must have come up from Cambridge for the day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ho, Daph!"
which person or people
From this reading The cry emanated from the gentleman who was acting for the moment as keystone of the arch.
