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Chapter IX
ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone. She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them. Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas. She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe. How dull the theatre was without them!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “How dull the theatre was without them!”
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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 She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
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From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
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From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
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From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
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From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading How dull the theatre was without them!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading How dull the theatre was without them!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
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From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
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From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
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From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
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From this reading Even Ciccio she regarded as only one of the Natchas.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
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From this reading How dull the theatre was without them!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
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From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading She looked forward to his coming as to a visit from the troupe.
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From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How dull the theatre was without them!
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From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
at the time that
From this reading ALVINA BECOMES ALLAYE Alvina wept when the Natchas had gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She loved them so much, she wanted to be with them.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How dull the theatre was without them!
