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Chapter XIII
SHE AND I The girl was changed. I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room. She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away. Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame. It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
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From this reading Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.
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From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
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From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
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From this reading Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.
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From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
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From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
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From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
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From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
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From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading I perceived it as soon as I was in Mrs. Peddar’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
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From this reading Her attitude suggested doubt, hesitation, even shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
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From this reading She stood behind the table, and, as I entered, turned her face away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE AND I The girl was changed.
at the time that
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was so different to the spontaneous burst of friendship which, hitherto, when she saw me, had brought her to my side.
