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Chapter III
I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end. She listened with much anxiety. “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders. “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.” Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.”
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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 joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading She listened with much anxiety.
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading She listened with much anxiety.
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From this reading She listened with much anxiety.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
above and across; more than
From this reading Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
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From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened with much anxiety.
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From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
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From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
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From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I answered for I kept few secrets from this faithful soul by reading her the letter from end to end.
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From this reading Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
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From this reading “Well,” returned my superstitious handmaid, “if it isn’t from the devil, it’s from the devil’s country, anyway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, I again went over this unexpected letter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She listened with much anxiety.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A joke, without doubt,” said I, shrugging my shoulders.
