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Chapter XXXIV
The Boston family were at breakfast. William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him. The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates. Celeste was taking no part in the conversation. In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Celeste was taking no part in the conversation.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Boston family were at breakfast.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
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From this reading The Boston family were at breakfast.
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From this reading The Boston family were at breakfast.
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From this reading Celeste was taking no part in the conversation.
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From this reading Celeste was taking no part in the conversation.
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From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
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From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
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From this reading The Boston family were at breakfast.
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From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
not any; not one
From this reading Celeste was taking no part in the conversation.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Celeste was taking no part in the conversation.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her morning dress she looked as frail and dainty as ever.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
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From this reading Celeste was taking no part in the conversation.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Boston family were at breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading The two men were talking of stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance rates.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Boston family were at breakfast.
which person or people
From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
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From this reading William was in his place next to his wife, and his uncle, who now lived in the house, sat opposite him.
