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Chapter V
Then came his moment. The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy. Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius. Where should he smite and how? A moment of reflection was natural.
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A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading “Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.”
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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 The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where should he smite and how?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading Then came his moment.
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where should he smite and how?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came his moment.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading Where should he smite and how?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading Then came his moment.
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading A moment of reflection was natural.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading A moment of reflection was natural.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Where should he smite and how?
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From this reading Where should he smite and how?
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From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
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From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
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From this reading Then came his moment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Out of the confusion of this clash the ball spun into Mr. Direck's radius.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A moment of reflection was natural.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where should he smite and how?
which person or people
From this reading The little formidably padded lady who had dined at the Dower House overnight, made a gallant attack upon Mrs. Teddy.
