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Chapter XIV
"AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!" Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another. For the moment neither spoke. Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes. She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For the moment neither spoke.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
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From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
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From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
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From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
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From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
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From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment neither spoke.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aurora Lane and Judge Henderson both started back as they faced one another.
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From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had come direct from her home, without alteration of her usual daily costume.
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From this reading Aurora was pale, quite beyond her wont, haggard-looking about the eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
