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Chapter XXXIV
CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile. Sabatini's face had darkened. He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur. They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly. A police inspector came to the side of the car.
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above and across; more than
From this reading “He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.”
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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 A police inspector came to the side of the car.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
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From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
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From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
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From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
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From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
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From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
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From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
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From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
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From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
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From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
above and across; more than
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
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From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
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From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
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From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
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From this reading Sabatini's face had darkened.
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From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
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From this reading A police inspector came to the side of the car.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He leaned over and said something to the chauffeur.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading CLOSE TO TRAGEDY The two men stood up in the automobile.
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From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
which person or people
From this reading They drove on through the press of people, who gave way sullenly.
