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Chapter V
A JOKE ON THE PARSON. Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave. He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza. “A real cave!” she cried, with a smile. “How romantic!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A real cave!” she cried, with a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.”
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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 A JOKE ON THE PARSON.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A real cave!” she cried, with a smile.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading “How romantic!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
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From this reading A JOKE ON THE PARSON.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A JOKE ON THE PARSON.
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From this reading A JOKE ON THE PARSON.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading “A real cave!” she cried, with a smile.
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From this reading “How romantic!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
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From this reading “A real cave!” she cried, with a smile.
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From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A JOKE ON THE PARSON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark did not lose any time in telling Grace Fuller all about the cave.
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From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
in or at the place that
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He called on her at the West Point Hotel, where she boarded with her father, and found her sitting on the piazza.
