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Chapter VII
IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND. It was fatally true. They were dancing in blood. The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on. As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were dancing in blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.”
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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 As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were dancing in blood.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
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From this reading They were dancing in blood.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
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From this reading It was fatally true.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fatally true.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were dancing in blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
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From this reading It was fatally true.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was fatally true.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were dancing in blood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE "EVENING MOON" CONTINUES TO SPEAK ITS MIND.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
which person or people
From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
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From this reading The woman who made the awful discovery had white satin shoes on.
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From this reading As she uttered the appalling words she looked down at her feet, and, with a wild shudder, sank into her husband's arms.
