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Chapter II
At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him. She was angry, of course. But she was something more than angry. "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife. "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was angry, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But she was something more than angry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.”
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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 "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading She was angry, of course.
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From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was angry, of course.
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From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
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From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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From this reading But she was something more than angry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was angry, of course.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was angry, of course.
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From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
