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Chapter XV
The vagaries of passion! Subtleties! Risks! What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar! In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!”
during the time that
From this reading “In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.”
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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 In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
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From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The vagaries of passion!
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From this reading The vagaries of passion!
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading Risks!
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From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading Subtleties!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vagaries of passion!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
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From this reading The vagaries of passion!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
during the time that
From this reading In a little while this more than average residence to which Cowperwood had referred was prepared solely to effect a satisfactory method of concealment.
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From this reading What sacrifices are not laid willfully upon its altar!
