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Chapter XXV
THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion. To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction. Their eyes met. Burton coughed. "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.”
in the direction of
From this reading “THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.”
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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 THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
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From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading Burton coughed.
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From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
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From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading Their eyes met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
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From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
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From this reading Their eyes met.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
in the direction of
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
