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Chapter XXIX
Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived. She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere. His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice. "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously. "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not in the way we feared," he replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
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From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
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From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
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From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
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From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
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From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
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From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
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From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
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From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
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From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
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From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
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From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
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From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
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From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
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From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
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From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
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From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
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From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
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From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
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From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
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From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
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From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
at the time that
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
