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Chapter XXIX
Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms. She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his. "You dear!" she exclaimed. "Oh, how weary I am of it! Nearly a week in the train!
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.”
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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 She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
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From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading "You dear!" she exclaimed.
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From this reading "You dear!" she exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
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From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
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From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
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From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
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From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
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From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
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From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You dear!" she exclaimed.
