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Chapter XXVI
ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still. She was suddenly an altered woman. All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features. There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed. It was a curious revelation.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was suddenly an altered woman.”
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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 It was a curious revelation.
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From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading She was suddenly an altered woman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was suddenly an altered woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
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From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
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From this reading It was a curious revelation.
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From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a curious revelation.
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From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
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From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
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From this reading It was a curious revelation.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
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From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was suddenly an altered woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARNOLD BECOMES INQUISITIVE For several moments Fenella sat quite still.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was suddenly an altered woman.
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From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
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From this reading All the natural gayety and vivacity seemed to have faded from her features.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was suddenly an altered woman.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
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From this reading She was suddenly an altered woman.
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From this reading There were suggestions of another self, zealously kept concealed.
