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Chapter XIX
BESSIE SEES THE GAME. “Rosamond! For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition. “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper. No answer--no answer.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.”
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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 “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
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From this reading No answer--no answer.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading BESSIE SEES THE GAME.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading BESSIE SEES THE GAME.
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From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
not any; not one
From this reading No answer--no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading “Rosamond!
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From this reading BESSIE SEES THE GAME.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BESSIE SEES THE GAME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
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From this reading “What--is--it?” she gasped once more, in a faltering whisper.
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From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the love of Heaven, _what is it?_” Mrs. Vernon stood like one turned to stone; her big dark eyes, dilated with horror, fixed wildly upon the apparition.
