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Chapter VII
Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas. He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train. That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy. When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman. "You're not afraid?" he asked.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're not afraid?" he asked.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.”
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading “When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.”
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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 and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
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From this reading "You're not afraid?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
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From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're not afraid?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
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From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
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From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
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From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
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From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
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From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
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From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
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From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
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From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not afraid?" he asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Armstrong had arranged to start for Evansville four days before Christmas.
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From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
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From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
at the time that
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
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From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading When he looked across the breakfast-table at Dorothy, when he met the consuming happiness of her eyes, she had suddenly become like another person to him--another and more wondrous woman.
but in spite of that
From this reading That same morning, he learned something that staggered him, frightened him, yet filled him with a great veneration and joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Dorothy were to leave New York by a night train.
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From this reading "You're not afraid?" he asked.
