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Chapter XIX
THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE. At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village. Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him. It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal. Her face showed what she was going through.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her face showed what she was going through.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
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From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
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From this reading Her face showed what she was going through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading Her face showed what she was going through.
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From this reading THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
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From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
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From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
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From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading Colina issued out of the big house, and seeing him, joined him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face showed what she was going through.
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From this reading Her face showed what she was going through.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was her first public appearance since the scene at the mill, and it was something of an ordeal.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
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From this reading THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE.
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From this reading THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her face showed what she was going through.
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From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the same moment Gordon Strange was sitting on the bench at the foot of the flag-staff, smoking, and gazing speculatively across the river at the teepee village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her face showed what she was going through.
