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Chapter IX
THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy. She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side. "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she. But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside. "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"I'll just go on along with you to the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
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From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
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From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
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From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
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From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
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From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
which person or people
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
