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Chapter VIII
Li Wan nodded her head seriously. They were beginning to understand her at last, these women. The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously. Mrs. Van Wyck turned to her companion. "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Li Wan nodded her head seriously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.”
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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 "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
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From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading Mrs. Van Wyck turned to her companion.
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From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading Li Wan nodded her head seriously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Li Wan nodded her head seriously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
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From this reading Li Wan nodded her head seriously.
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
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From this reading Mrs. Van Wyck turned to her companion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Li Wan nodded her head seriously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading Li Wan nodded her head seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
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From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
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From this reading "Received a smattering of mission education somewhere, I fancy, and has come to show it off."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
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From this reading Mrs. Van Wyck turned to her companion.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
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From this reading Mrs. Van Wyck turned to her companion.
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From this reading The blood flushed darkly under her bronze at the thought, and she smiled and nodded her head still more vigorously.
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From this reading Li Wan nodded her head seriously.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
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From this reading They were beginning to understand her at last, these women.
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From this reading Mrs. Van Wyck turned to her companion.
