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Chapter VII
THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room. Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it. Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned. "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library. She wanted to know if you were here.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wanted to know if you were here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wanted to know if you were here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.”
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From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
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From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
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From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
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From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
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From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIVIDING LINE The commonplace sound of the telephone's ring broke the silence in the little room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aurora Lane arose and passed into the adjoining room to answer it.
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From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Miss Julia," said she, "at the library.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
at the time that
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her son regarded her with lackluster eyes when she returned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wanted to know if you were here.
