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Chapter XXXV
AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting. Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces. My father's was white and set and stern. My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless. "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.”
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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 AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father's was white and set and stern.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless.
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From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading My father's was white and set and stern.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless.
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From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
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From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
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From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father's was white and set and stern.
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From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless.
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From this reading My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless.
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From this reading My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father's was white and set and stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
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From this reading My father's was white and set and stern.
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From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Full of a great throbbing hope, I glanced from one to another of their faces.
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From this reading My Uncle Rupert's was ghastly pale, sad, and expressionless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN OMINOUS NOTE It was a strange meeting.
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From this reading My father's was white and set and stern.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I owe my life to you and your son," he said, slowly.
