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Chapter X
With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four. And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again. “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously. Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him. He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.”
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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 With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
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From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
to think that something will happen
From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
above and across; more than
From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
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From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading He had allowed himself to expect more sonorous epithets.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading And then the flushed, excited, triumphant reader asked his question again.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
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From this reading “It’s certainly very unusual,” said Mount Olympus cautiously.
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From this reading Brandon somehow felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dashed over him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
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From this reading With a puzzled attention, which he somehow yielded in spite of himself, Pomfret listened to the end of Act Four.
