Chapter XXIII
“There is a difference,” Taswell pointed out, smiling. “Parental smacking is orthodox.” Elaine got up impatiently. The young man’s eyes gleamed at the sight of that splendid straightening. She crossed the room, and came back.
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“There
is
a
difference,”
Taswell
pointed
out,
smiling.
“Parental
smacking
is
orthodox.”
Elaine
got
up
impatiently.
The
young
man’s
eyes
gleamed
at
the
sight
of
that
splendid
straightening.
She
crossed
the
room,
and
came
back.
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Line 1
“There
is
a
difference,”
Taswell
pointed
out,
smiling.
Line 2
“Parental
smacking
is
orthodox.”
Line 3
Elaine
got
up
impatiently.
Line 4
The
young
man’s
eyes
gleamed
at
the
sight
of
that
splendid
straightening.
Line 5
She
crossed
the
room,
and
came
back.
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is a difference,” Taswell pointed out, smiling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She crossed the room, and came back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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came
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crossed
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difference
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Elaine
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eyes
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gleamed
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got
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impatiently
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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man's
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orthodox
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out
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Parental
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pointed
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room
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sight
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smacking
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smiling
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splendid
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straightening
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Taswell
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young man’s eyes gleamed at the sight of that splendid straightening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There
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up
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young
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