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Chapter III
SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met. It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day. She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read. At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge. Masters had always used it.
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later than; following
From this reading “SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.”
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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 SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
later than; following
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading Masters had always used it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
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From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading Masters had always used it.
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From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading Masters had always used it.
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From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sheltered spot Miss Mivvins walked out to each day.
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From this reading At the same time a watchful eye could be kept on her playing-on-the-sands charge.
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From this reading SHE DISCOVERS THE AUTHOR For nearly a week--before and after noon--they met.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
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From this reading She had selected it on account of its freedom from cold winds: there was a seat on which to sit and read.
