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Chapter XIII
LEWISHAM INSISTS. Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight. Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap. The door had just slammed behind Lagune. "Heigh-ho!" she said.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The door had just slammed behind Lagune.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The door had just slammed behind Lagune.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading The door had just slammed behind Lagune.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The door had just slammed behind Lagune.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading "Heigh-ho!" she said.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading LEWISHAM INSISTS.
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From this reading The door had just slammed behind Lagune.
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From this reading The door had just slammed behind Lagune.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading LEWISHAM INSISTS.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading "Heigh-ho!" she said.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Heigh-ho!" she said.
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From this reading The door had just slammed behind Lagune.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Her face was white, her eyelids were red from recent weeping, and her hands lay motionless in her lap.
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From this reading Ethel Henderson sat at her machine before the window of Mr. Lagune's study, and stared blankly at the greys and blues of the November twilight.
