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Chapter XIV
Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room. It’s bigger.” The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow. Things began to go a little better. Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things began to go a little better.”
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things began to go a little better.”
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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 Things began to go a little better.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things began to go a little better.
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From this reading Things began to go a little better.
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From this reading It’s bigger.”
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From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
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From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
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From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
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From this reading It’s bigger.”
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things began to go a little better.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading Things began to go a little better.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls decorously shook out their skirts and prepared to follow.
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From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
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From this reading Finally in desperation, Wilfred said: “Let’s go into my room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wilfred had a bottle of cherry brandy that he circulated with trembling hands.
