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Chapter XXXIII
RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes. My cousin considerately slipped out of the room. Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural. "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it? Tell me how it is that you are alive."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me how it is that you are alive."”
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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 RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
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From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
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From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
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From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
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From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
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From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
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From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
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From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
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From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
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From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
