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Chapter IV
THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away. Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it. "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?" "Oh, no, no! How awfully rude you must think me!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “How awfully rude you must think me!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How awfully rude you must think me!”
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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 DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
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From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
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From this reading "Oh, no, no!
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From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
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From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is the fact," he asked, "so difficult a thing to reconcile with my appearance?"
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From this reading Masters saw her wonderment, smiled at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DANGER SIGNAL That she should meet a real live author, the writer of the book she was reading, was a coincidence strange enough to take Miss Mivvins' breath away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How awfully rude you must think me!
