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Chapter IV
"Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered. For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried. Her face was still decidedly pink. But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre." Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face was still decidedly pink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
except if; if not
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."”
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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 But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading Her face was still decidedly pink.
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
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From this reading Her face was still decidedly pink.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was still decidedly pink.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
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From this reading For once she looked perplexed, almost flurried.
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From this reading Her face was still decidedly pink.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Laurence raised his head sharply, and once more his sense of amusement evaporated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was still decidedly pink.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
except if; if not
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was still decidedly pink.
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From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
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From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she rallied herself, and fired a parting shot.--"Unless," she added, "to make amends for having told me so very plainly that my presence would not be tolerated at Stoke Rivers, you relent and give me the whole story of that family spectre."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I really believe perhaps you had," she answered.
