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Chapter XXV
VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer. The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work. Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away. She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head. Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.”
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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 VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
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From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
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From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
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From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
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From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
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From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
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From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
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From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
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From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
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From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
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From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
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From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
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From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virginia took the envelope and examined it carefully, but she did not go away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading VIRGINIA REPENTS "I came for my stock," said Virginia coolly as she met his questioning eye and Wiley turned and rummaged in a drawer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
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From this reading The stock was hers and since she came and asked for it--he laid it on the desk and went ahead with his work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She glanced at him curiously, writing away so grimly, and there was a scar across his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could it be--yes, there her rock had struck him.
