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Chapter XXI
"Will you shut the door, Gregory?" Karen said. "I want to speak to you." The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute. The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
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later than; following
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I want to speak to you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.”
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later than; following
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
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From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
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From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
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From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
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From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
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From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
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From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to speak to you."
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From this reading Karen said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
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From this reading Karen said.
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From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
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From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
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From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
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From this reading "I want to speak to you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to speak to you."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
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From this reading "I want to speak to you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
