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Chapter XXXV
The letter was written. It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances. It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation. A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him. The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.”
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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 A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
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From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
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From this reading A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
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From this reading A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
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From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
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From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
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From this reading A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
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From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
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From this reading A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
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From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
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From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
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From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
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From this reading The letter was written.
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From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
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From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
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From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
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From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
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From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
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From this reading A delightful cool and airy room was assigned to him.
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From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
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From this reading It was full of manly sympathy and friendly assurances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The letter was written.
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From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It brought the afflicted banker three days later to the plantation.
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From this reading The open sympathy of the mountaineers and the negroes about the place was vaguely soothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The letter was written.
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From this reading The letter was written.
