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The door closed softly upon her. For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation. Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully.... “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked. CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The door closed softly upon her.”
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading The door closed softly upon her.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading The door closed softly upon her.
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The door closed softly upon her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
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From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading The door closed softly upon her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
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From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door closed softly upon her.
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
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From this reading Then he sat down and filled his pipe slowly and thoughtfully....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time he remained standing before the fire, staring at the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The door closed softly upon her.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t see what else I could have said,” he remarked.
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From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHAPTER THE SECOND ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW Part 1 “Are you coming to the Fadden Dance, Ann Veronica?” asked Constance Widgett.
