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Chapter XXIII
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew. She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna. Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance. But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly. Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.”
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From this reading Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance.
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
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From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
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From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance.
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From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
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From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
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From this reading Remorse and shame almost choked her utterance.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR How she got through that song, how she got through that scene, Linnet never knew.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But mechanically she went on, and sang her part out to the end—sang it exquisitely, superbly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She was conscious of but two things—Will Deverill’s presence and the Blessed Madonna.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you ever noticed that what we do most automatically, we often do best?
