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Chapter XXIX
DR. COOPER IS IMPRESSED. These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements. We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music. The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.”
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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 The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading COOPER IS IMPRESSED.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading DR.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading COOPER IS IMPRESSED.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COOPER IS IMPRESSED.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
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From this reading The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
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From this reading The truth burst upon me like a flash of light.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We darted forward to the gate, from which spot we could just catch the faint sounds of music.
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From this reading These startling words caused us to throw aside the restraint we had placed upon our movements.
