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Chapter VII
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. RASPBERRY-PICKING. Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation. What would happen? How would the Chieftain set to work?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would happen?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
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From this reading How would the Chieftain set to work?
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading How would the Chieftain set to work?
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading RASPBERRY-PICKING.
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From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading How would the Chieftain set to work?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would happen?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margot awoke the next morning with the pleasant feeling that something was going to happen, and as she dressed, curiosity added an additional savour to the anticipation.
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From this reading How would the Chieftain set to work?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would happen?
