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Chapter XI
UNDERGROUND. All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement. He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia. The lady of the castle considered the victory certain. These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.”
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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 He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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From this reading UNDERGROUND.
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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
