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Chapter XIV
They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else. Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone. A few minutes before train time she telegraphed: “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast. Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:”
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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 A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
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From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
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From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
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From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
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From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
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From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
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From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
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From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
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From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Heart-broken on account of our engagement.
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From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
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From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
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From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
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From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
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From this reading They didn’t dine together at Annan’s house in Governor’s Place; or anywhere else.
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From this reading A few minutes before train time she telegraphed:
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From this reading Eris tried desperately to get him on the telephone.
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From this reading “Am leaving unexpectedly at three o’clock this afternoon for the Pacific Coast.
