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Chapter IX
BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes. He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience. She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all? She had no feeling of being a woman to him. She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She had no feeling of being a woman to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had no feeling of being a woman to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.”
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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 He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
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From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
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From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
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From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
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From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
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From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
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From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
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From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
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From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
