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Chapter XI
The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself. At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened. Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place. She had yielded herself to another man. Why?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had yielded herself to another man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had yielded herself to another man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
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From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
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From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
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From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
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From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
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From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
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From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
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From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
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From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
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From this reading She had yielded herself to another man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
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From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
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From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
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From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
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From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
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From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
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From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shock of this sudden encounter was so great to Jennie that she was hours in recovering herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Out of clear sky, as it were, this astonishing thing had taken place.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first she did not understand clearly just what had happened.
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From this reading Why?
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From this reading She had yielded herself to another man.
