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Chapter XIV
THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck. All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative. Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct. Their faces showed no spell of horror. Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.”
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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 PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
later than; following
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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From this reading Their faces showed no spell of horror.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
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From this reading Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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From this reading Their faces showed no spell of horror.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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From this reading Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct.
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From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
not any; not one
From this reading Their faces showed no spell of horror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their faces showed no spell of horror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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From this reading Their faces showed no spell of horror.
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From this reading Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct.
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From this reading Their faces showed no spell of horror.
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From this reading Men had looked at the long row of dead on the platform at the station.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gestures, hysterical smiles marked their conduct.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
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From this reading All these guests, injured or well, crippled or whole, were gay and talkative.
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From this reading THE PURSUIT It was a strange party that took breakfast at the Big House table on the morning after the railway wreck.
