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Chapter VII
But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making. Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture. She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity. That astonished him. But still he answered with a laugh.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But still he answered with a laugh.”
very surprised
From this reading “That astonished him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But still he answered with a laugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.”
during the time that
From this reading “But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.”
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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 But still he answered with a laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But still he answered with a laugh.
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From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
very surprised
From this reading That astonished him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
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From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That astonished him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading But still he answered with a laugh.
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From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
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From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
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From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still he answered with a laugh.
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From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That astonished him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
during the time that
From this reading But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had evidently been really reflecting, with coherence and lucidity.
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From this reading Much worth consideration appeared in her sudden attack upon the picture.
