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But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead. She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold. I understood suddenly then. She did not take in what I said. I knew now.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.”
sweat produced by the body
From this reading “But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I understood suddenly then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not take in what I said.”
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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 She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not take in what I said.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not take in what I said.
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From this reading I knew now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not take in what I said.
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From this reading I knew now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
sweat produced by the body
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She did not take in what I said.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I understood suddenly then.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not take in what I said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
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From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
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From this reading I understood suddenly then.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not take in what I said.
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From this reading But her face turned from grey to white, and I saw that drops of perspiration glistened on her forehead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She caught at the back of a chair to steady herself, then glanced about her again with that sidelong look that made my blood run cold.
