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Chapter IV
TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him. Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech. The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now. She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair. She met someone at the door.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “She met someone at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.”
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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 Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She met someone at the door.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
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From this reading She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading She met someone at the door.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.
a person, without saying who
From this reading She met someone at the door.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
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From this reading She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading Happily it chanced that there came interruption, for a moment relieving both of the necessity of speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The click of the little crippled gate as it swung to brought Aurora Lane to her senses now.
in the direction of
From this reading She hastened to the door, toward the outer stair.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
which person or people
From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
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From this reading TWO MOTHERS The young man stood motionless, facing the white-faced woman who had pronounced his fate for him.
