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Chapter XXI
THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch. There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel. "Aunt Nancy is asleep," she said. "I left Mammy Chloe beside her. Unity, I think she's better."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “"I left Mammy Chloe beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I left Mammy Chloe beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unity, I think she's better."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
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From this reading "Aunt Nancy is asleep," she said.
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From this reading "Aunt Nancy is asleep," she said.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "I left Mammy Chloe beside her.
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From this reading Unity, I think she's better."
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
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From this reading "I left Mammy Chloe beside her.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I left Mammy Chloe beside her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Aunt Nancy is asleep," she said.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
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From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I left Mammy Chloe beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I left Mammy Chloe beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
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From this reading "Aunt Nancy is asleep," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aunt Nancy is asleep," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
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From this reading Unity, I think she's better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unity, I think she's better."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, in the peace of the September afternoon, she found Unity alone with the Lay of the Last Minstrel.
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From this reading THE CEDAR WOOD Jacqueline closed the door of her aunt's chamber softly behind her, passed through the Fontenoy hall, and came out upon the wide porch.
