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Chapter IX
WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire. 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room. Poor 'Lina! The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair. She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had not made the sensation she expected to make.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor 'Lina!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.”
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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 WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
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From this reading The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor 'Lina!
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From this reading The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not made the sensation she expected to make.
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From this reading The party had proved a most unsatisfactory affair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED There was a bright light in the sitting-room, and through the half-closed shutters Hugh caught glimpses of a blazing fire.
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From this reading 'Lina had evidently come home, and half wishing she had stayed a little longer, Hugh entered the room.
